The Berg Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,591 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,591 Feet (1,704 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.1544, -116.82170
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Berg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Berg Mine
Secondary: Baker
Secondary: Hathaway Co.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Carson 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hathaway Mfg. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Owyhee Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Schlieren Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Silicification, Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF SUCCOR CREEK CLOSE TO SUCCOR CREEK - REYNOLDS CREEK DIVIDE ON WHISKEY MTN. ; OLD BAKER PROPERTY IS .25 MI N OF BERG PROP.
References
Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1964 , HATHAWAY MFG. CO. PROSPECT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 2 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138
Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
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