Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Mercur Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
GoldMercuryBarium-BariteArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryMercury, Barium-Barite, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Cinnabar, Pyrite, Realgar
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureLimestone Beds ( N 55 W, 10 - Zone ) Fissures ( N 30 E, 90 )
AlterationThe Rocks Containing Ore Is Highly Altered And Decomposed.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020050
MRDS IDDC12244
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.31494, -112.21302
References
SPURR,J. & EMMONS,S.F., 1895, USGS 16TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 382-386.GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, P. 138.CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-18-1958