Massacre Mercury Prospect

The Massacre Mercury Prospect is a mercury mine located in Custer county, Idaho.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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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

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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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