| Deposit ID | 10095492 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055887 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Steamboat Cinnabar |
| Alternate or previous names | Curl |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.21642, 42.09733 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 32 MI FROM GRANTS PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carberry Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Applegate(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040S | 004W | 18 | NW OF NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Applegate Group |
| Rock description | Applegate Group |
| (1) | -123.21642, 42.09733 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Fractures |
| Strike | N 48 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 S |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| District name | Upper Applegate |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Rogue River National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. W. Kubli |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall width | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055887 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290368 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 350 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORK IN 4 ADITS AND A LARGE OPENCUT |
| 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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