Utah · Beaver County
Past Producer

Mercury Prospect

Beaver County, Utah, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR-PIPE LIKE, POD LIKE
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Sevey Dolomite;Needles Range Formation
StructureBasin & Range, Normal & Thrust Faulting, Minor Folding, Extensive Igneous Activity
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationLimonitization, Kaolinization, Argillite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10010608
MRDS IDD004415
Alternate namesKing Irons, Bee Irons, Stags, Tinkers, Pats
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15274, -113.53998
References
DMEA-FLUORSPAR-URANIUM CONTRACT DOCKET # 2182 OCT 15, 1959EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.AEC PRESS RELEASE # 220, NOV 24, 195EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.