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Elkhorn Claims

Occurrence in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095491
MRDS ID M055883
Record type Site
Current site name Elkhorn Claims
Alternate or previous names Old Codger
Related records 10274390

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.94504, 42.77454 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richter Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crater Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Umpqua National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032S 002W 21 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF THE RED CLOUD MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED .5 LB/TON HG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Applegate Group;Applegate Group
    Rock description Applegate Group;Applegate Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.94504, 42.77454
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Lew Thomason

Mining district

District name Upper Cow Creek

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Umpqua National Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carl Bergman
    First year 1963

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P 60, P 60

  • Deposit

    MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO SHEAR ZONES ABOUT 3 FT WIDE DIP STEEPLY SOUTH. ONE STRIKS NW, THE OTHER NE
Deposit RECORD NO M013783 MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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