| Deposit ID | 10040944 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055839 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rogue River Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Chief, Steel Head |
| Related records | 10298874 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.71586, 42.65344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 482 |
| Relative position | 3 MI E OF ROGUE ELK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McLeod(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Crater Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rogue(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033S | 001E | 33 | SW OF SW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | SIX CHANNEL SAMPLES RANGED FROM 0.2 TO 1.5 LB/TON HG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -122.71586, 42.65344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Fractures. Small Faults And Fracture Zones From A Few Inches To 4 Feet Wide. Dip Steeply. Strike N50e, N10w, N78w |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Trail |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Van Galder, A. C. |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 94.49M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055839 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290302 |
BROOKS, H. C., 1963, QUICKSILVER IN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, BULL. 55, 223 P., P. 66
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
MERCURY IN OREGON, 1965, USBM IC 8252, TABLE 26, P.323.
WELLS, F. G. AND WATERS, A. C., 1934, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON: USGS BULL. 850
HLADKY, FRANK R., DOGAMI, FIELD VERIFIED
BROOKS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DUPLICATE M015644 HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-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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