The Bretz Mine is a mercury mine located in Malheur county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.0456, -117.89060
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Bretz Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bretz Mine
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Opalite Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Ruiz
Percent: 99.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Discovery Year: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-N, 1942, P. 344-346.
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 55, 1963,
Reference (Deposit): P. 189-191.
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