Mine detail: Mercur Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

40.31494, -112.21302

Resource(B)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Mercury, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
Ore:	Barite, Cinnabar, Pyrite, Realgar

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Plutonic Rock
Structure:	Limestone Beds ( N 55 W, 10 - Zone ) Fissures ( N 30 E, 90 )
Alteration processes:	The Rocks Containing Ore Is Highly Altered And Decomposed.

References

MRDS	DC12244
DEP	10020050
Reference	{Deposit:: SPURR,J. & EMMONS,S.F., 1895, USGS 16TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2}{Deposit:: BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 382-386.}{Deposit:: GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, P. 138.}{Deposit:: CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-18-1958}
Reporter	Mc Coy, Gail, Wong, George (Tooker, Ed)