The Seagraves Mine is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.5358, -115.12280
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Seagraves Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seagraves Mine
Secondary: Lone Star Mine
Secondary: Silver King Prospect
Secondary: Star Mine
Secondary: Grey Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Seafoam 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: James Seagraves, Isrel Seagraves
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. Exploration Project Contract Idm-E1017 Was Recinded In 1957
Comment (Location): Adjoins the Seafoam Mine Property To the South
Comment (Geology): Numerous Metasedimentary Inclusions Occur In the Leucocratic Quartz Monzonite
Comment (Deposit): For More Information See D.M.E.A. Docket No. 4007 ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept
References
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 87-83, 1983, Map No. 30, Appendix.
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, U.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Wa
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