Neil Rock

The Neil Rock is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,680 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

Name: Neil Rock

State:  Oregon

County:  Jackson

Elevation: 2,680 Feet (817 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 42.54167, -122.96611

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Neil Rock MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Neil Rock


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Meadows


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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SLOUGHED IN TRENCH 7 FT WIDE, 7 FT DEEP, AND 15 FT LONG


References

Reference (Deposit): WILEY, T.J., AND HLADKY, F.R., 1992, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE BOSWELL MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, JACKSON COUNTY,OREGON:OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES GEOL. MAP SERIES GMS-70


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