The Juniper Hill Mine is a mercury mine located in Power 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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Juniper Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Juniper Hill Mine
Secondary: Thornton
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Power
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. P.Thornton
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD
Structure
Type: L
Description: Slight Folding Of Sediments, Poorly Developed Fracture Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOW VALUES AROUND .1 LB/TON
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Onyx
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON MINE SYMBOL
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROBABLY NO RESERVES
Comment (Deposit): SOME CINNABAR IS FOUND IN CALCITE VEINLETS.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS; SEVERAL TRENCHES AND TEST PITS. LAST OPERATED IN 1941
Comment (Geology): FAULTS ARE SILICIFIED
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252
Reference (Production): USBM DATA
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