Located 25 minutes west of Tooele, Utah, is the site of a former booming mining town that was full of life and promise. A distant memory of the Old West, Mercur became one of Utah’s first mining districts in 1893. At one point, the town was home to well over 5,000 people. However, in 1902 a fire ravaged the town and it never recovered. By 1913, the last mine closed. All that’s left are the memories of a town that was once a vibrant scene in this region of Utah. One…
