Camp Floyd District (Mercur)

The Camp Floyd District (Mercur) is a gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Camp Floyd District (Mercur)

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Mercury
Secondary: Arsenic
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: MERCUR DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: GETTY MINERAL RESOURCES CO.

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: BEDDED REPLACEMENT, VEIN
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1883
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Structure: Anticline
Description: NW - STRIKING OPHIR ANTICLINE

Type: L
Description: OPHIR ANTICLINE; FAULT SYSTEMS TRENDING NE, NS, NW.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION, SERICITE

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): HILLS, R. C., 1894 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CAMP FLOYD MINING DIST. TOOEL CO., UTAH: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROCEED., AUG. 6 , V. 5 , P. 54 - 65.

Reference (Deposit): GEMMELL, R. C., 1897 , CAMP FLOYD MINING DISTRICT AND THE MERCUR. MINES, UTAH: ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., APRIL 24 , 1897 , P. 403 - 4 , 427 - 8.

Reference (Deposit): MICHOLS, I. L. AND PETERSON, L., 1970 , LEACHING GOLD BEARING MILL TAILINGS FROM MERCUR., UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 7395.

Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 43, 1973

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932 , GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS, UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 173 , 171 P.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , 672 P.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H., AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968 , PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE US: USGS PROF. PAPER 610 , 283 P.

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E. AND EMMONS, S. F., 1895 , USGS 16TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2 , PP. 343 - 455.

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, R. H., 1910 , MINES AND MILLS OF THE CONSOLIDATED MERCUR MINES CO.: ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL. 89 , P. 1273 - 1277.

Reference (Deposit): DERN, G. H., 1904 , GEOLOGY OF MERCUR.: MINES AND MINERALS, VOL. 24 , P. 543 - 45.

Reference (Deposit): FRANKLIN, W. J., AND MILLER, V., 1938 , METALLURGICAL DEVEL. AT MERCUR., UTAH: USBM TECH. PAPER 588 , 1938 , 42 P.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, MARCH 21, 1981, VOL. 70, NO. 12, P. 19.

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