Farnham

The Farnham is a mercury and gold mine located in Harney county, Oregon.

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: Farnham  

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury, Gold

Lat, Long: 42.10583, -118.62778

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Farnham MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Farnham
Secondary: Wonder Rock


Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens - Pueblo


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Tom Lawson


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zones


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.10 OZ/TON AG. A HIGH GRADE MERCURY ORE SAMPLE RAN 55.7 LBS/TON HG
Analytical Data: ODGMI ASSAY SHOWS 0.10 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): VERY SMALL RESERVES

Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS HG, NOT RECORDED; SMALL SHIPMENTS OF GOLD REPORTED, NOT RECORDED.

Comment (Workings): A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS HG, NOT RECORDED; SMALL SHIPMENTS OF GOLD REPORTED, NOT RECORDED.

Comment (Commodity): PROPERTIES ACTUALLY PROSPECTED FOR GOLD AND COPPER


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. 330.

Reference (Deposit): FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 161.

Reference (Deposit): 5) WILLIAMS, H., AND COMPTON, RR, 1953, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF STEENS MOUNTAIN AND PUEBLO MOUNTAINS,

Reference (Deposit): U.S.BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 8-87, 1987, TABLE 1, NO. 26, P. 23.

Reference (Production): BROOKS, 1963


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