Atlanta Mine

The Atlanta Mine is a silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,901 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

Name: Atlanta Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.8667, -114.89860

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Atlanta Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Atlanta Mine
Secondary: Ruby Mine
Secondary: Idaho Claim
Secondary: Atlanta Claim
Secondary: Rising Hope Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Thomas Realty Co.
Home Office: New York, N.Y.

Owner Name: C. D. Sullivan, Paul Parks
Home Office: Clayton, Id.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Smoky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: E-W And Nw Trending Veins, The E-W Veins Being More Sheared And More Mineralized.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOWED 200-700 OZ. SILVER PER TON ACCORDING TO BALLARD (1922).


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE E. SIDE OF EUREKA GULCH, PROPERTY IS PROBABLY THE SAME AS THE RUBY MINE SHOWN ON THE MARSHALL PEAK QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Development): OME APPLICATION MADE IN 1963. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 2 PATENTED CLAIMS (ATLANTA, IDAHO) AND ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM (RISING HOPE).

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS APPARENTLY AN EXTENSION OF THE LUCKY BOY-SCOTIA VEIN DESCRIBED BY BALLARD (1922).

Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS, EACH 500 TO 1000 FT LONG COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1922. A 492 FT ADIT TRENDING N78E WAS DRIVEN IN 1962.

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E. DOCKET NO. 6293 (1963). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): CONSIDERABLE ORE WAS PACKED FROM THIS PROPERTY IN THE EARLY DAYS, NO FIGURES AVAILABLE


References

Reference (Production): BALLARD, 1922.

Reference (Deposit): IBMG PAMP 21, 17 P.

Reference (Deposit): IBMG PAMP 146, 45 P.

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA.


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