Horse Creek

The Horse Creek is a mercury mine located in Jefferson county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,501 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

Name: Horse Creek  

State:  Oregon

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 44.62833, -120.46111

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Horse Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Horse Creek


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Jefferson
District: Horse Heaven


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bert Roark And Glen Stephenson


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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified And Altered To Clays


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Epsomite
Gangue: Clay


Comments

Comment (Location): W/2 SEC 9


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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