Rogue River Prospect

The Rogue River Prospect is a mercury mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 1,581 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

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Site Name

Primary: Rogue River Prospect
Secondary: Red Chief
Secondary: Steel Head

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Trail

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: Van Galder, A. C.
Years: 1963 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Local Fractures. Small Faults And Fracture Zones From A Few Inches To 4 Feet Wide. Dip Steeply. Strike N50e, N10w, N78w

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rocks Are Kaolinized, Limonitized And Silicified

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SIX CHANNEL SAMPLES RANGED FROM 0.2 TO 1.5 LB/TON HG

Materials

Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): ABOUT 1000 LB ROCK TREATED IN RETORT, BUT NO PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED

Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE M015644 HAS BEEN DELETED.

Comment (Location): SW/4 SEC 33 ON THE SOUTH BANK OF ROGUE RIVER

References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 66

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P.323.

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F. G. AND WATERS, A. C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON: USGS BULL. 850

Reference (Deposit): HLADKY, FRANK R., DOGAMI, FIELD VERIFIED

Reference (Production): BROOKS

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