The Ohio Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.5997, -114.28690
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Ohio Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ohio Mine
Secondary: Linderman Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Linderman, A. W.
Home Office: Hailey, Id.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Year Last Production: 1952
Discovery Year: 1925
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. APPLICATION MADE IN 1958, DOCKET NO. 4980.
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4980. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE N. FACING SLOPE OF OHIO GULCH.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S, SPOKANE, WA
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