Mine detail: Juniper Hill Mine

Previously called 'Thornton'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.70181, -112.83915

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Calcite, Onyx
Orebody form:	POD
Discovery year:	1931

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Slight Folding Of Sediments, Poorly Developed Fracture Zone

References

MRDS	M055161
DEP	10103781
Reference	{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252}{Production:: USBM DATA}
Reporter	Matthews, John Y. And Miller, Pat J., Bergquist, Joel R.