The Congar Hill Property is a mercury mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 8,301 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 39.92778, -113.91667
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Congar Hill Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Congar Hill Property
Secondary: Congar Hill #1-5
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Willow Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dan Probert
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1930
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Rocky Springs Thrust Fault Places Cambrian Units Over Devonian Thrust Strikes N60w & Dips 50-55 Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Metacinnabar
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT, AN INCLINE SHAFT, A SMALL GLORY HOLE, AND 3 OPEN PITS
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN DOLOMITE BRECCIA CEMENTED WITH SPARSELY DISTRIBUTED BARITE & CINNABAR.
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, K.C., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. DISSERTATION (UNPUBLISHED).
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, (N.D.), REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 117: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEO MAP UGMS BULL. 77 & 99
Reference (Deposit): 1977 RECON UGMS R.I. 117
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOC HEM DOE GJBX-8 (80)
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1977, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN EMERGENCY WITHDRAWAL AREA: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.
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