Mountain King

Mercury past producer · Jackson County, Oregon

Past ProducerMercuryUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · MERCURYSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. 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
Coordinates42.56899, -122.99558

Commodities

PrimaryMercury

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Last Production1943
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10040949
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Mountain King Mine0.0 miMercuryPast Producer
Seventy-Three0.6 miMercuryProspect
Seventy Three0.6 miMercuryOccurrence
Ramsey Canyon Quarry0.6 miStonePast Producer
Ramsey Canyon Quarry0.6 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Reed0.8 miGoldProducer
Reed Mine0.8 miGoldPast Producer
Shamrock Manganese2.2 miManganeseProducer
Neil Rock2.4 miMercuryOccurrence
Neil Rock2.4 miMercuryProspect
Neil Rock2.4 miMercuryOccurrence
Shamrock Mine2.4 miManganeseProspect

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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