The Diana Mine is a gold, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.0186, -115.81530
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Diana Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diana Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin ; Grimes Creek 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mineral Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized; Fe And Mn Stains; Gouge
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SMELTER RETURNS: 0.86 - 2.12 OZ AU, 11.5 - 15.1 OZ. AG, 10.0 - 18.2% PB, 4.8 - 10.4% ZN, 0.65% CU, 16.7 - 24.4% FE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SELECTED SAMPLES ASSAYED UP TO 46.2% ZN, 75.1 OZ AG, AND 49.6% PB.
Comment (Development): 10 UNPATENTED, 11 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS, AND 1 PLACER CLAIM OF ABOUT 160 ACRES. A 15 - TON PLANT.
Comment (Location): E. OF GOLDEN AGE MINE
Comment (Workings): ITEMS M160 AND M170 WERE UNDERWAY IN 1924.
References
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES, BULL.
Reference (Production): BALLARD, 1924, IDAHO BUR MINES & GEOL. BULL. 9.
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