The Barnet Zufeldt Prospect is a mercury mine located in Washington county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Barnet Zufeldt Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barnet Zufeldt Prospect
Secondary: Mineral Basin
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Weiser
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Joints
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI NE OF IDAHO-ALMADEN
Comment (Geology): IN JOINTS IN VOLCANIC ASH
References
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252
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