Juniper Hill Mine

The Juniper Hill Mine is a mercury mine located in Power 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

Name: Juniper Hill Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Power

Elevation:

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 42.7019, -112.83830

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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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