The Mercur Mine is a gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.315, -112.21222
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Mercur Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mercur Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Camp Floyd District (Mercur)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Limestone Beds ( N 55 W, 10 - Zone ) Fissures ( N 30 E, 90 )
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Rocks Containing Ore Is Highly Altered And Decomposed.
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1896 , AVERAGED $12/TON
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Barite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Realgar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINE ORIGINALLY LOCATED AS A CINNIBAR DEPOSIT BUT NON-COMMERCIAL
Comment (Location): PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED MERCUR CO. CONTAINS SMALL TUNNEL, UNCLE SAM, NIMROD NO. 2 , NIMROD TUNNEL, MERCUR TUNNEL, APEX TUNNEL, RESOLUTE TUNNEL, RUBY TUNNEL.
Comment (Production): 63,480 TONS MINED IN 1896
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE MINERALIZED VEINS ARE DARK GREY WITH FINE NETWORKS OF QUARTZ OR CALCITE AND BARITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR,J. & EMMONS,S.F., 1895, USGS 16TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 382-386.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, P. 138.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-18-1958
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