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| 19, No.3 March 1957 THE ORE.- BIN 19 Portland, Oregon STA TE OF OREGO N DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 Field Offices...*************************** THIRTY YEARS OF MERCURY IN OREGON By Howard C. Brooks* Oregon's quicksilver...about 3;000 flasks. During the past thirty years, Oregon mines have produced slightly more than 92,000 flasks...first time in Oregon, by placer miners working the alluvial-gold deposits of Jackson County in the early |
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| QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA-NONPAREIL DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON By R. E. BROWN and A. C. WATERS...prospects_-___-__.-__-___.._________-__--_ _------__-___-_ - Bonanza mine___ L................. ____________________________...exploration________________________________ Nonpareil mine.--_-_________.,__.______--___.--__--_----_-__-._..._ South Nonpareil mine.. '. '______!"________________________ North Nonpareil mine..-..---.---.--,_ __-------__-_--Ore...Geologic map and section, Bonanza-Nonpareil mineralized area, Douglas County, Oreg_______________________ |
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| Volume 12, 1950 A.I.M.E. elects new officers, Oregon Section (12:12;77) .. Industrial Minerals CQnference...Bu:l.lding stone, new disoovery (Rhyolite, Crook County) (12:5;27-30) Bureau of Land Management, new powers...in steel making (12:2;11-12) Pertinent facts on Oregon Chrome (12:11165-66) We can produce high-grade...geology studies in Portland area (12:11;70) Stanford geologist maps central Oregon for Geol. Survey (12:11;70)...brought down ove,r lonely mountain roads (12:8;47-50) Oregon mines (sae mining notes) U.S. gold and sil~er exports |
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| January 1 957 THE ORE.- BIN Portland, Oregon STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 Staff R. E...through increased mining activities. The trend in Oregon, as it is elsewhere, is toward larger and larger...special services. * Mining Engineer, State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. ...DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES STATE OF OREGON I I . ! " •• • ; , , --'. UOl1 ----.- ,•-- |
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| 20, No.1 January 1 958 THE ORE.-BIN Portland, Oregon STATE OF OREGO N DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 State Governing...Ralph S. Mason* The value of minerals produced in Oregon in 1957 increased a whopping 11 percent over last...product basis the value of minerals produced in Oregon would be several times that reported. Furthermore...by the mineral and metallurgical industries in Oregon in 1956, most of them on a year-around basis. Mineral |
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| OF 1%1 (From U.S. Bu~eau of Mines Mercury Report No. 100) Mercury consumpt~on in the third quarter of...relation to most earlier periods. A large quantity of mercury received during the quarter and on hand September... expected to open soon. Salient statistics of mercury in January-September 1951, by quarters, in flasks...600 in the third. The average quoted price for mercury at New York declined from a range of $210 to $213...quarter. In addition to the Mount Ja,kson (Sonoma County, California), leading producer in the United States |
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| OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON Prepared in cooperation with the STATE MINING BOARD OF OREGON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Bulletin 850 QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON BY FRANCIS G. WELLS AND AARON C. WATERS Prepared...Prepared in cooperation with the STATE MINING BOARD OF OREGON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON..... __ History of quicksilver mining in western Oregon __________________ Geography __ _ __ __ Location...prospects__-____-_______-______-__-_-_-_-_____ Blackbutte mine-_______________________________ Location, history |
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| February 1956 9 THE ORE. - BI N Portland, Oregon STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...a good indicator of the economic condition of an area. Metals turned in mixed reports. Gold nose-dived...Pass_ and nickel sold under government contract, Oregon miners and mineral producers operated without federol...the case of mercury, to government" cloak and dagger" manipulations which left the mercury miner wondering...use. Oregon Portland Cement Company opened a new quarry on their property at Lime, Baker County, and |
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| industry, is the holdthe-line performance turned in by Oregon producers of lime, stone, and sand and gravel....plant; and increased productive capacity at a large mine and smelter. Employment in the state's mining industry...much as in the booming construction industry. Mercury producers, reacting to skyrocketing world prices...the last session of the legislature. The Metals Mercury Interest in cinnabar deposits throughout the state...after the unprecedented rise in mercury prices. A detailed report on mercury activity in the state during |
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| No. 2 February 1'51 'l'HE ORE.-SIN Portland, Oregon STATE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Oftioe: 702 Woodlark Building, portland 5, oregon Staff State Governing Board Geologist Hollis M...AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON* General geology Douglas County contains rocks ot every...found in the southern lobe ~r the oounty in the area ot the towns ot Glendale, Riddl. Canyonv.~lle, Myrtle...a long period ot erosion, seas returned to this area; their record is left in the limestones and other |
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| 14, No. 1 Janqary 1~52 THE ORE. -BIN Portland, Oregon STAfE DIPABfMENf OP GEOLOGY AND KINERAL IND~!RIES...Head Oftice: lo6~ State Otti"e Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon State Governing Board !!!!! Hiel R. Allen, Chairman...Llme in Baker County, at Dallas in Polk County, and at Marble Koqntain in Josephine County. Production...Several smaller ~qarries located in the Roseburg area and near Dallas produced agstone ror use In the...their own limestone near Enterprise in Wallowa County. The Produotion and Marketing Administration reported |
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| 20,No.8 August 1958 73 THE ORE.- BIN STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES Head...Head Office: 1069 State Office Gldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 Field Offices...minerals produced in each county and the percent of the total contributed by each county Not all segments of...Riddle nickel smelting plant. Other increases were mercury, 111 percent; diatomite, 12 percent; dimension...MINERAL INDUSTRIES Table I. Mineral Production in Oregon , 1956-1957Y 1957 1956 Short tons (unless otherwise |
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| 1957 THE 0 RE . - BIN 67 Portland, Oregon STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 Field Offices...Employment in mineral industries subject to the Oregon Unemployment Compensation Law now totals 8,201...reduction and reprocessing of these metals in the Albany area during the year. Approximately 300 workers are employed...State. The many natural advantages avai lable in Oregon make it attractive to industries of this type and |
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| No.3 March 1955 THE ORE. -B IN 15 Portland, Oregon STATE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: COlumbia 2161, Ext. 488 **********...****************************** PROSPECTING F OR QUICKSILVER IN OREGON By The Staff Geology Quicksilver occurrences are...districts; the Western Cascades, Central Oregon, and Southeastern Oregon (see map). These districts are in regions...quicksilver deposition. Quicksilver mineralization in Oregon occurred chiefly during the Tertiary period of |
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| 1 January 1959 THE ORE.-BIN Portland, Oregon STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portkmd 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 State Governing...valuation figures on minerals as they leave the pit or mine. The value of the same minerals at point of use...trend begun in 1954, the production of cement in Oregon increased approximately 17 percent over last year...- * Mining engineer, State of Oregon Department of Geology and MinE¥ol Industries. • ~~,;! 2 STATE |
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| THE ORE.-BIN Vol.n No.3 15 portlanQ, oregon STAT£ DEPARrwENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES HeaQ...HeaQ Office: 702 Woodlark Building, Portland 5, Oregon State Governin~ Board Niel R. Allen, Chairman, Grants...NICKEL-BEARWG LATERITE ON WOODCOCK MOUNTAIN, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON By Ralph S. Mason* Introduotion Following a...Woodcock Mountain is located in southwostern Josephine County about a mile west of the town of Cave Junotion...its axis trending in a northerly direotion. The area examined during 1948 was restricted to the summit |
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| No. January 1961 THE ORE.-BIN STATE OF OREGON Portland, Oregon DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: CApitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 State Governing... Steere * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * OREGON MINERAL PRODUCTION IN 1960 By Ralph S. Mason* Oregon's...was quiet. The state's only uronium mine and one of the two mercury producers shut down. Industrial mineral...pipeline from Camas, Washington, to Eugene, Oregon, provided the area with an important raw material basic to |
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| VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON 9:30 am to 6:30 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200 }'ort Vancouver Way Vanc-ouver...will be proposing a trip to the Oak Grove Fork mercury mines, and will be showing some slides to whet...begins on page 6_ Mill Plain 81\'d. The kitchen area is available as u~ual and we will provide lemonade...noontime. Restaurants are available in the local area. Some of us will plan to eat dinner together, so...Washmgton Interstate Bridge Columbm R!\'CT Oregon 2. PRESIDENTS COMMENTS by Rudy Tschernich After |
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| INDUSTRIES 1;3 Portland, Oregon Head Office: 702 Woodlark Building, Portland 5, Oregon State Governing Board...*********** A REVIEW OF OREGON MINING IN 1949 Introduution Mining in Oregon during 1949 was charaoterized...when the Bonanza quicksilver mine closed down late in the year. Four dredges in eastern Oregon accounted...the Bohemia district in Lane County and the Buffalo mine in Grant County. During winter months when water...principally in southwestern Oregon, operated into 1950. A new hydraulic mine waS put into production in |
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| 1960 Abandoned mine workings, Vacationers warned (22:7:70) Active mines and mills in Oregon in 1960 (22:9:85-88)...American Mining Congress, Las Vegas meeting (22:8:81); Oregon members named (22: 10: 108); Resolutions (22: 11:...areas (22:8:84) Boron in Alvord Valley, Harney County, Oregon, by F. W. Libbey (22: 10:97-105) Bowen, Richard...receive U. S. help,(22:2:22} Crump geyser, Lake County (22:6:62); Vandal ism kills (22:8:83) Condon lecture...that moved (Iandsl ide) (22:9:88) Fossil woods of Oregon, by Wallace Eubanks (22:7:65-69) Gold, Canada Iikes |
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| River, Clackamas County, Oregon Bill Tompkins 12929 SE Kathryn Court Clackamas, Oregon 97015 There are...just below the dam at Lake Harriet, C lackamas County, Oregon. This study is being made because the mines...groups want to see their demise. A. M ercury Mercury, also known as quicksi lver, has a unique combina~...thermometers, barometers. 11 11d other gauges. Mercury ( Hg) is silvery white with a fa int blu ish tinge...tinge. Below its md !ing point of -38.87°C, mercury is a white metallic sol id. and above its boiling |
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| October 1955 THE ORE.-BIN 71 Portland, Oregon STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES...Head Office: 1069 State Office Bldg., Portland 1, Oregon Telephone: Capitol 6-2161, Ext. 488 Field Office:s...**** LIST OF ACTIVE MINES IN OREGON 1955 Interest in mining in Oregon is evidenced by the many requests...Curry County Sec. 36 T. 40 S., R. 11 W. Bowers Mill Dana W. Bowers Medford, Ore. Josephine County Sec...Ore. G rant County John Day Foster Mill Ernest Foster Grants Pass, Ore. Joseph i ne County Sec. 28 T |
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| Ifo. 9 Septembar 1951 THE OU.-SII 57 Portland, oregon STATE DEPARfKEIT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IIDUSTRIES...Head Of tic .: 702 .oodlark Building, Portland 5, oregon State Goyerning Board !!!!!. Hollis M. Dole Geologist...the Chotec River in Curry County to mine ohromite from properties in that area. It is expeoted that shipping...old Jaok Shade property above the Oregon Chrome mine1n Josephine County. The property is being explored...looated near the Illinois River below the Oregon Chrome mine, and WaS a shipper during World War II. |
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| Tailings, and Biota at the Little Bonanza Mercury Mine, San Luis Obispo County, California By James J. Rytuba...tailings, and biota at the Little Bonanza mercury mine, San Luis Obispo County, California: U.S. Geological..................... 6 Tailings at the Little Bonanza Mine Areas ........................................Sediment in WF Las Tablas Creek near the Little Bonanza Mine ..............................................chemical parameters for waters from the Little Bonanza Mine on April 6, 2010. ........................ |
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| Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon Ry US GEOLOGICAL...1538 An evaluatzon of the mzneral potentzal of the area Summary and Chapters A through D UNITED STATES...Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counttes, Oregon (Studtes related...Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon, that Is bemg...of the Charles Sheldon Wilderness Study Area, Nevada and Oregon, by R C Greene (B) Interpretation of aeromagnetic |
