The Red Mountain Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,152 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.0028, -115.46720
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Red Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mountain Mine
Secondary: Quartz Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Profile District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Red Mountain Lode Mining Co., Inc.
Owner Name: Red Mountain Lode Mining Co. (John Bettinger, Manager)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SLOPE E OF QUARTZ CREEK
Comment (Development): O.M.E. EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 6249 (GOLD-SILVER) COMPLETED 1962
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE O.M.E. EXAMINATION REPORT NO. 6249 (1962) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS SPOKANE WA
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