Mercuria Group

The Mercuria Group is a mercury mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 feet.

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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: Mercuria Group

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Mercury

Lat, Long: 33.97417, -111.43667

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Mercuria Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mercuria Group

Commodity

Primary: Mercury

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Mazatzal Mountains District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Dick Robbins

Owner Name: Oliver Brunson, Gus Packard
Years: 1960 -

Production

Year: 1960
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8 Lb/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1926
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne Trending Metavolcanic And Metasedimentary Sequence. Ne Trending Syncline In Red Rock Porphyry North Of Mine.

Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Body Of Red Rock Porphyry North Of Mine

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY SHOWS 0.175 PCT HG.

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment Type: Location	Comment: INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment Type: Development	Comment: 10 CLAIMS IN 1927.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: 20 FT. TUNNEL
Comment Type: Geology	Comment: QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 1922
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ENG. AND MINING JOUR. 1965, VOL. 166, NO. 7
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: DEWITT, ED, 1981. UNPUBLISHED RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING
Reference Category: Production	Reference: USBM UNPUB DATA