| Deposit ID | 10040283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054988 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Currier |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky Boy No. 1 |
| Related records | 10225962 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.76497, 42.74928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 12 MI NW OF PAISLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harvey Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Abert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Klamath Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Summer Lake(hydrologic unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032S | 016E | 36 | CENTER | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -120.76497, 42.74928 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shearing, Brecciation |
| General form | POCKETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1934 |
| Discoverer | Present Owner |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. M. Currier |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054988 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410370012 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P.
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
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
5) ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROS
BROOKS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.