The Massacre Mercury Prospect is a mercury mine located in Custer county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Massacre Mercury Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Massacre Mercury Prospect
Secondary: Massacre Mercury Claims
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Loon Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Massacre Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): On Loon Creek, 10 Mi N of Loon Creek Ranger Station
Comment (Geology): Hot Springs Deposit
References
Reference (Deposit): Mercury In Idaho, 1965, USBM IC 825
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 64-85, 1985, Table 2, No. 8, P. 66.
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