Mine detail: Mercury Prospect

Previously called 'King IronsBee IronsStagsTinkersPats'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.15274, -113.53998

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Orebody form:	TABULAR-PIPE LIKE, POD LIKE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Sevey Dolomite;Needles Range Formation
Host type:	Dolomite
Structure:	Basin & Range, Normal & Thrust Faulting, Minor Folding, Extensive Igneous Activity
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline
Alteration processes:	Limonitization, Kaolinization, Argillite

References

MRDS	D004415
DEP	10010608
Reference	{Deposit:: DMEA-FLUORSPAR-URANIUM CONTRACT DOCKET # 2182 OCT 15, 1959}{Deposit:: EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.}{Deposit:: AEC PRESS RELEASE # 220, NOV 24, 195}{Production:: EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.}
Reporter	Everts, Michael L.