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Juniper Hill Mine

Past Producer in Power county in Idaho, United States with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103781
MRDS ID M055161
Record type Site
Current site name Juniper Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names Thornton

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.83915, 42.70181 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MI E OF AMERICAN FALLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Power(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Indian Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

American Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Power

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 08S 31E 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON MINE SYMBOL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue
Onyx Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS SHOW VALUES AROUND .1 LB/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.83915, 42.70181
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Slight Folding Of Sediments, Poorly Developed Fracture Zone

Ore body information

  • General form POD

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cinnabar Is Localized In And Near Faults In Limestone.

Comments on the geologic information

  • FAULTS ARE SILICIFIED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1931
Discoverer Mott Thornton

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. P.Thornton

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY NO RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 10.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS; SEVERAL TRENCHES AND TEST PITS. LAST OPERATED IN 1941

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

  • Deposit

    MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252

  • Production

    USBM DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOME CINNABAR IS FOUND IN CALCITE VEINLETS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1973 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Matthews, John Y. And Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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