Mine detail: Arkansas Quicksilver District Report

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.10013, -93.7002

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Antimony
Discovery year: 1930

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: CAVITY FILLING, FRACTURE COATING, DISSEMINATED
Production size: Large
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Structure:STEEP REGIONAL S DIP TO CARBONIFEROUS FORMATIONS. OVERTHRUST BLOCK CUT BY NE TEAR FAULTS, BEDDING PLANE FAULTS, AND N-S FAULTS WITH WEST SIDE MOVING RELATIVELY NORTH. TWO TYPES OF SMALL FOLDS FORMED BY E-W COMPRESSION. ; REG.TRENDS: THRUST FAULTING FROM S IN LATE PALEOZOIC.
Alteration processes:ARGILLIC ALTERATION

References

MRDSM055045
DEP60000974
ReferenceBAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES