| Deposit ID | 10040415 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055186 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nonpareil Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New Idrian |
| Related records | 10249760, 10249847 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.16422, 43.41342 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 |
| Relative position | 9 MILES EAST OF SUTHERLIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Douglas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nonpareil(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roseburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roseburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Umpqua(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Douglas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 025S | 004W | 3 | SW OF SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Umpqua | ||||
| Rock description | Umpqua | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -123.16422, 43.41342 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mines Are On The East Limb Of A Broad Anticline Striking N25e And Dipping 45se |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Production years | 1870 , 1880 , 1882 , 1925 , 1932 |
| District name | Bonanza Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nonpareil Quicksilver Co. |
| First year | 1963 |
| Year | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Period | To 1963 |
| Material | ORE |
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^From About 3000 Tons Of Ore |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 822.96M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055186 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410190022 |
WELLS, F. G. AND WATERS, A. C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 850
BAILEY, E. H., USGS PERSONAL FILES
BROOKS, H. C., 1963 , QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI BULL 55 , 223 P.
BROWN, R. E. AND WATERS, A. C., 1951 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA - NONPAREIL DISTRICT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: USGS BULL 959 - F
1944 DIREXPL USBM, EXPLORATORY DRILLING, FOUND NO OR
BROOKS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPARINGLY AND IRREGULARLY DISSEMINATED CINNABAR. LODE IS IN A ZONE THAT TRENDS NE 50 TO 100 FT. WIDE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1865-1870 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Bergquist, Joel R. | 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 |
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