The Silver Hill Mine is a mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.9708, -116.00500
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Silver Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Hill Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Consolidated Mines Syndicate
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THE VEIN ASSAYED 0.12 OZ AU, 30 OZ AG, 3% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 600 FT N. OF BLUE ROCK MINE. RIDGE BETWEEN GRANITE CR. AND CONFEDERATE GULCH
Comment (Workings): VEIN OUTCROPS TRACED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FT EACH WAY FROM THE MINE.
Comment (Development): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE, COUNTY IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, P. 72.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944-C, P. 252 - 253
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., BULL. 9
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944-C
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