Idaho · Power County
Past Producer
Juniper Hill Mine
Power County, Idaho, United States
Mercury
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Description
Mott Thornton
Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
POD
Ore control
Cinnabar Is Localized In And Near Faults In Limestone.
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Gangue
Calcite, Onyx
Geology
Host rock
Limestone
Structure
Slight Folding Of Sediments, Poorly Developed Fracture Zone
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1931
Identification
Deposit ID
10103781
MRDS ID
M055161
Alternate names
Thornton
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
42.70181, -112.83915
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESMERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252USBM DATA