| Deposit ID | 10010608 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004415 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mercury Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | King Irons, Bee Irons, Stags, Tinkers, Pats |
| Related records | 10227156 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.53998, 38.15274 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | 9700 FT SOUTH OF JOCKEY SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Tetons(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 030S | 015W | 33 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sevey Dolomite;Needles Range Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Sevey Dolomite;Needles Range Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.53998, 38.15274 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Normal & Thrust Faulting, Minor Folding, Extensive Igneous Activity |
| General form | TABULAR-PIPE LIKE, POD LIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pine Grove |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exxon Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004415 |
DMEA-FLUORSPAR-URANIUM CONTRACT DOCKET # 2182 OCT 15, 1959
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
AEC PRESS RELEASE # 220, NOV 24, 195
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management |
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