West Mercur
West Mercur is a hamlet in Tooele County, Utah and has an elevation of 5,666 feet. West Mercur is situated nearby to the hamlet Ophir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mercur and Ophir.
Mercur
Hamlet
Photo: Philkon, Public domain.
Mercur is a historical hard rock mining ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. In 1891, it became the site of the first successful use of the cyanide process of gold extraction in the United States, the dominant metallurgy today. Mercur is situated 3½ miles east of West Mercur.
Ophir
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ophir is a census-designated place in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 24 at the 2020 census, a decrease of 14 from the 2010 figure of 38. Ophir is situated 4 miles north of West Mercur.
West Mercur
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Tooele County, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.31467° or 40° 18′ 53″ northLongitude
-112.27828° or 112° 16′ 42″ westElevation
5,666 feet (1,727 metres)Open location code
85G98P7C+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 150960515OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5784568
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