The Neil Rock is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,720 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: 2,720 Feet (829 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.54167, -122.96722
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Neil Rock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Neil Rock
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Meadows District (?)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF ALTERED ROCK YIELDED 4 PPB AU, 5 PPM AS, <0.1 PPM HG, 6 PPM MO, 0.3 PPM SB
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PROPERTY IS INDICATED AS A MERCURY PROSPECT EVEN THOUGH ANALYTICAL DATA FOR HG INDICATES LITTLE IS PRESENT.
Comment (Deposit): LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Analytical Data): WILEY AND HLADKY, 1991
Reference (Deposit): WILEY, T.J., AND HLADKY, F.R., 1991, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE BOSWELL MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES GEOLOGICAL MAP SERIES GMS-70, SCALE 1:24,000
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