The Woodard is a mercury mine located in Lane 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
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Woodard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woodard
Secondary: Bald Butte
Secondary: Cinnabar Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Black Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Oregon Coast Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay, Carbonate, And Silica Alteration And Impregnation Of Host Rocks
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NONE EXCEEDED TRACE OF HG.
Analytical Data: 287 SAMPLES TAKEN BY USBM CREW IN 1942
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MANY SMALL PROSPECTS ON LITTLE BALDY BUTTE AND CINNABAR MOUNTAIN SOUTH OF BLACK BUTTE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GEOLOGY SIMILAR TO BLACK BUTTE MINE
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
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