The Webb-Tainor is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,100 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: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 42.5744, -122.92860
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Webb-Tainor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Webb-Tainor
Secondary: Pacific Syndicate Mine
Secondary: Pacific Syndicate
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: C-M Company
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Meadows District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1943, V. 2,
Reference (Deposit): P. 101.
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