The Bristol Silica Co. Mine is a silica mine located in Jackson county, Oregon.
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Mine Info
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Bristol Silica Co. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bristol Silica Co. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Gold Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bristol Silica And Limestone Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN MINED FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ REPLACES A CARBONATE LENS.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS BELIEVED TO BE A REPLACED LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1969, ODGMI BULL. 64, P.239
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1943, ODGMI BULL. 14-C, VOL. 2, SEC. 2, P.55
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