The White Swan is a mercury mine located in Crook county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 43.97639, -120.69528
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White Swan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Swan
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Crook
District: Bear Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: L
Description: Northeast-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gypsum, Pyritization, Argillic
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.002 PPM AU, 0.13-0.14 PPM AG, 3-19 PPM AS, 0.06-0.3 PPM HG, 14-51 PPM CU, 4-15 PPM PB, 58-68 PPM ZN, 1.7-17.1 PPM MO IN TWO SAMPLES
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): WILKENING AND CUMMINGS
Reference (Deposit): WILKENING, R.M., AND CUMMINGS, M.L., 1987, MERCURY AND URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARNO AND JOHN DAY FORMATIONS, BEAR CREEK BUTTE AREA, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 9, P. 103-110
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