The Axehandle Mine is a mercury, arsenic, antimony, sulfur, and gold mine located in Jefferson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony, Sulfur, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.74639, -120.65083
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Axehandle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Axehandle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Sulfur
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jefferson
District: Horse Heaven Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Bond Gold Exploration, Inc
Owner Name: International Engineering And Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Discovery Year: 1935
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Ochoco Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Normal Faults N 30 Deg E, Dip. 60 Deg Se. Cut The Mineralized Shear Zone.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Porphyritic Andesite Altered To Clay At Contact With Augite Andesite Plug.
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Antimony
Ore: Realgar
Ore: Orpiment
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Sulfur
Ore: Calomel
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITIC PYROCLASTICS UNCONFORMABLY OVERLAIN BY YOUNGER ANDESITE AND RHYOLITE FLOWS AND TUFFS. VOLCANIC PLUGS.
Comment (Commodity): APPARENTLY EARLY PROSPECTORS FOUND SOME AU AND AG IN MINE AREA
Comment (Deposit): RECORD ( M055196 ) MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE.
Comment (Production): ROCK THAT CONTAINED LESS THAN 10 LBS HG/TON WAS CONSIDERED UNECONOMIC TO MINE MINE MAY HAVE SHIPPED 6000 FL HG TO HORSE HEAVEN MINE. LAST OPERATED IN 1943 .
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: 2 TO 4 LBS. ORE.
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY TWO INCLINED SHAFTS AND AN ADIT.ROCK THAT CONTAINED LESS THAN 10 LBS HG/TON WAS CONSIDERED UNECONOMIC TO MINE MINE MAY HAVE SHIPPED 6000 FL HG TO HORSE HEAVEN MINE. LAST OPERATED IN 1943 .
References
Reference (Deposit): WATERS, A.C., BROWN, R.E., COMPTON, R.R., STAPLES, L.W., WALKER, G.W., AND WILLIAMS, HOWELL, 1951, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE HORSE HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT OREGON: USGS BULL. 969-E, P. 142-1
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. IND. BULL. 55, P. 124
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): 1943 GEOLMAP R.E. BROWN AND G.W. WALKER, BULL. 969-
Reference (Production): BROOKS, H.C., 1963, P. & BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
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