Mills Prospect

The Mills Prospect is a mercury mine located in Douglas 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: Mills Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Douglas

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 43.05556, -122.81333

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Mills Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mills Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Douglas
District: Tiller


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Umpqua National Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


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: Klamath Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cascade Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT CENTER OF SECTION


References

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., 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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