Arkansas · Pike County
Past Producer

Wall Mountain Shaft

Pike County, Arkansas, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground, Surface/Underground
Ore controlFaults In Sandstone And Sharp Folds
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Jackfork Formation, Sandstone
StructureThrust Faults, Close Folds, Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040358
MRDS IDM055082
Alternate namesWall Mountain, Wall Mt. Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.17861, -93.5275
References
Reed and Wells, 1938, USGS BULL. 886-CBAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.Chester, 1965, USBM IC-8252, p. 85.Clardy and Bush, 1976, Mercury District of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.USBM DATA