Mine detail: Wall Rock Shaft

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Location: Pike County, Arkansas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.17485, -93.54075
dep_id: 10040359
mrds_id: M055083
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
work_type: Underground
alteration: Argillic Alteration
ore_ctrl: Faults In Sandstone And Sharp Folds
Reporter: Bergquist, Joel R.
hrock_unit: Jackfork Formation, Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faulting From S In Late Paleozoic., Thrust Faults, Close Folds
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS, 1937, BULL. 886-
  • Production:: USBM DATA
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