Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFaults Intersecting Sandstone, And Sharp Folds
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Jackfort Sandstone
StructureBemis Hill Mine Lies Between Amity Fault And South Branch Of Cowhide Fault., Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems. ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1931-1934, 1935-1941
Identification
Deposit ID10040330
MRDS IDM055048
Alternate namesOzark, French Men's Mine, Big Red, Ozark Quicksilver Corp.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.18134, -93.45806
References
USGS, 1937, BULL. 886-CBAILEY, E.H., USGS, (PERSONAL FILES)Chester, 1965, USBM IC-8252, p. 75-86.Clardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.