Bristol Silica Co. Mine

Producer in Jackson county in Oregon, United States with commodities Silica, Dolomite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10152449
MRDS ID M061032
MAS/MILS ID 0410290049
Record type Site
Current site name Bristol Silica Co. Mine
Alternate or previous names Bristol Silica Company
Related records 10109673

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.10304, 42.40562 (WGS84)
Elevation 731
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Rogue(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036 S 003 W 30 SE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Dolomite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.10304, 42.40562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bristol Silica And Limestone Co.
    ID 3500010
    Year 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 14-C, 1943, V. 2,

  • Deposit

    P. 55.

  • Deposit

    OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 64, 1969, P. 239.

  • Deposit

    OREGON GEOLOGY, 1990, V. 52, NO. 2, P. 38-39.

  • Deposit

    DOGAMI MLR 15-0010

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE BRISTOL SILICA CO. PLANT - 0410290050.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-SEP-93 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/17/1996
MSHA mine ID3500010
Mine name (MSHA)Bristol Silica Mine
Current operatorPacific Summa Env Corp-Bristol Silica Mining Div
Current controller (parent)Pacific Summa Environmental Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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