White Swan

The White Swan is a mercury mine located in Crook county, Oregon at an elevation of 3,750 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: White Swan  

State:  Oregon

County:  Crook

Elevation: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 43.97639, -120.69528

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White Swan MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Swan


Commodity

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Oregon
County: Crook
District: Bear Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED


Structure

Type: L
Description: Northeast-Trending Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gypsum, Pyritization, Argillic


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.002 PPM AU, 0.13-0.14 PPM AG, 3-19 PPM AS, 0.06-0.3 PPM HG, 14-51 PPM CU, 4-15 PPM PB, 58-68 PPM ZN, 1.7-17.1 PPM MO IN TWO SAMPLES


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT


References

Reference (Analytical Data): WILKENING AND CUMMINGS

Reference (Deposit): WILKENING, R.M., AND CUMMINGS, M.L., 1987, MERCURY AND URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARNO AND JOHN DAY FORMATIONS, BEAR CREEK BUTTE AREA, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 9, P. 103-110


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