Mercury potential of the United States I.C. 8252 Parts 1 & 2 Authors Bureau of Mines Staff Publisher Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ) Rights Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved. Download date 07/10/2021 11:00:51 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/630752 bureau of mines IC information circular 8252 MERCURY POTENTIAL, OF THE UNITED STATES By Bureau of Mines Staff UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES 1965 MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES By Bureau of Mines Staff + + + s s r s information circular 8252 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THF. INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES This publication has been cataloged as follows: U. S. Bureau of Mines. Mercury potential of the United States, by Bureau of Mines Staff. [Washington] U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines [19651 376 p. illus., maps, tables. (U. S. Bureau of Mines. Inbrmation circular 8252) 1. Mercury. (Series) TN23.U71 no. 8252 622.06173 U. S Depc. of the Int. Library For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price $1.75 Abstract ................................................................. Introduction ............................................................. Acknowledgments .......................................................... Chapter l...History ...................................................... General history ..................................................... Principal producers ............................................ Price history ....................................................... Bibliography ........................................................ Chapter 2.--Engineering evaluation of the potential mercury production of the United States ................................................... Definitions ......................................................... Evaluation methods .................................................. Production potential on an individual mine basis .................... Criteria used in estimating potential .......................... Existing reserves ......................................... Geologic environment ...................................... Magnitude of past production .............................. Operating costs. grade of ore. and current status ......... Individual price-production history ....................... General price-production relationships .................... Sumoary of production potential ................................ Production potential as extrapolated from past price-production relationships ..................................................... Estimate of potential production rates ......................... Estimate of total mercury potential ............................ Changes in ore reserves ............................................. Conclusions ......................................................... Bibliography ........................................................ Chapter 3.--Mercury in Alaska. by Kevin Malone ........................... Introduction and summary ............................................ Acknowledgments ..................................................... History and production .............................................. Physical features and climate ....................................... Geology ............................................................. Mercury mining districts ............................................ Districts and properties ............................................ Kuskokwin River region mines and properties .................... Barometer prospect ........................................ Broken Shovel group ....................................... Fairview group ............................................ Kolmakof deposit ........................................... Lucky Day group ........................................... Mount Joaquin prospect .................................... Parks deposit (Alice and Bessie) .......................... Rainy Creek deposit ....................................... Red Devil mine ............................................ Rhyolite deposit .......................................... 45 CONTENTS.. Continued White Mountain deposit .................................... 46 Willis and Fuller group ................................... 46 Yukon River region mines and properties ........................ 47 Canyon Creek placer ....................................... 47 DeCoursey Mountain mine (Corona) .......................... 47 Hudson mine (Livengood Cinnabar Corp.) .................... 49 Other occurrences ......................................... 50 Bristol Bay region mines and properties ........................ 50 Kagati Lake deposit ....................................... 51 Marsh Mountain deposit (Red Top mine) ..................... 51 Seward Peninsula region mines and properties ................... 52 Bluff deposit ............................................. 52 Miscellaneous placer occurrences ..........................- 52 Bibliography ..................................................... 57 Chapter 4.--Mercury in Arizona. by Robert T. Beclanan and William H . Kerns 60 Introduction and sunnnary ............................................ 60 Acknowledgments ..................................................... 60 History and production ............................................ 60 Physical features ................................................ 61 Geology ............................................................. 61 Mercury mining districts ............................................ 63 Districts and properties ............................................ 63 Mazatzal Mountain district mines and properties ................ 63 Blue Bird group (Red Bird, Tonto) ......................... 65 Gold Creek group (Northern Light. Bernice No . 1, Big Tunnel) ................................................. 65 Irl group (Bowman. Robbins. Cornucopia) ................... 65 Mercuria group ............................................ 65 National group (Arizona Sunflower. Arizona Quicksilver, Sunnysim; ............................................. 65 Oneida group (Ward, L & N) ................................ 66 Ord group ................................................. 66 Pine Mountain group (Turnbull) ............................ 66 Rattlesnake group ......................................... 67 Dome Rock Mountain district mines and properties ............... 67 Cinnabar group ............................................ 67 Carlson claims ............................................ 68 French-American group ..................................... 68 Phoenix Mountains district mines and properties ................ 68 Brown Mercury prospect .................................... 68 Sam Hughes or Rico mine ................................... 69 Copper Basin district mines and properties ..................... 69 Mercury group ............................................. 69 Other claims .............................................. 70 Minor districts and occurrences, mines and properties .......... 70 Cerro Colorado mine (Heitzelman) .......................... 70 Chinle fonaation .......................................... 70 iii CONTENTS- .Con t inued Cowboy mine ............................................... Deadman Wash .............................................. Fey mine .................................................. J . Guy claims ............................................. Mickey Welch claims ....................................... Nations Mercury property (Mountain View Cinnabar) ......... Roadside mine ............................................. Westerdahl claims ......................................... Bibliography ........................................................ Chapter 5...Mercury in Arkansas. by J . W . Chester ........................ Introduction and summary Acknowledgments ......... History and production .. Physical features ....... Geology ................. Mercury mining districts Districts and properties ........................................ Arkansas mercury district mines and properties ............. Bemis Hill mine (Ozark. Big Red) ...................... Gap Ridge mine ........................................ Humphreys 6. Humphreys 34. and Caddo mines ................ Parker Hill mine ...................................... .... Parnell Hi11 mine. ........................................ Section 32 mine ........................................... U.S. mine (Hintze) ........................................ Valley mine (Mac.Holmes. Caponetto) ....................... Miscellaneous dumps ....................................... Bibliography ........................................................ Chapter 6...Mercury in California. by George W . Holmes. Jr ............... Lntroduction and smry............................................ Acknowledgments ..................................................... History and production .............................................. Physical features ................................................... Geology ............................................................. Mercury mining districts ............................................ Districts and properties ............................................ Clear Lake district mines and properties ....................... Baker mine ................................................ Baxter prospect ........................................... Lucitta or Konokoti