Seagraves Mine

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

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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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