Meadows

Mercury occurrence · Jackson County, Oregon

OccurrenceMercuryUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · MERCURYSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
195019752000today

discovered 1954

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for mercury. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyJackson
Coordinates42.60593, -122.96142

Commodities

PrimaryMercury

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Discovery Year1954
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10040947
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Meadows Prospect0.0 miMercuryProspect
Dave Force Mine0.2 miMercuryPast Producer
Dave Force Mine0.2 miMercuryPast Producer
Evans Creek Prospect0.2 miProspect
Evans Creek Prospect0.3 miManganeseOccurrence
Chisholm0.3 miMercuryPast Producer
Chisholm Claims0.3 miMercuryPast Producer
Frost Claims0.4 miMercuryProspect
Frost0.4 miMercuryOccurrence
Shamrock Mine0.9 miManganeseProspect
Shamrock0.9 miCopper, NickelOccurrence
Shamrock Manganese1.0 miManganeseProducer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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