Young Prospect

The Young Prospect is a mercury mine located in Josephine 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: Young Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 42.73278, -123.33694

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Young Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Young Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE OF SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE SUBMITTED TO ODGMI LABORATORY ASSAYED 2.2 LB/TON HG


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS (M013435) AND (M015210) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE

Comment (Location): LOCATION UNVERIFIED


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

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


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