The Hobart Butte is a clay mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Clay
Lat, Long: 43.61028, -123.09944
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Hobart Butte MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hobart Butte
Commodity
Primary: Clay
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Black Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Klamath Falls Brick And Tile Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
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: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Realgar
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON MINE SYMBOL
Comment (Commodity): PRESENCE OF CINNABAR UNCERTAIN
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P. 321.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G. AND WATERS, A.C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL 850, 58 P.
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