| Deposit ID | 10040277 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054981 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chewancan River |
| Related records | 10250610 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.60219, 42.62874 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Paisley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Abert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Klamath Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Abert(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fremont-Winema National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034S | 018E | 09 | S OF S OF S OF CENTER | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| (1) | -120.60219, 42.62874 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Discoverer | Jack Barham |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Fremont National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054981 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410370018 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252
FREDERICK, F., 1945, STATE OF OREGON MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOL. AND MIN. INDUSTRIES, SCALE 1:1,000,000
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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