The Oro Fino Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,349 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: 7,349 Feet (2,240 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.01083, -116.69750
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Oro Fino Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oro Fino Mine
Secondary: Sinker Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: French District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Sinker Tunnel Mining Co.
Owner Name: War Eagle Consolidated Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1864
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: Cemented Breccia
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AT DEPTH OF 220 FT., AU : AG RATIO WAS 1 : 7.3 BY WEIGHT
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BELOW 300 - FT. DEPTH, ORE AVERAGED $20 TO $30/TON.
Comment (Location): ON WAR EAGLE MOUNTAIN AT HEAD OF BLUE CR
Comment (Development): 8 PATENTED CLAIMS. PHYSICAL PROPERTY IN 1926 INCLUDED OFFICE BUILDING, BOARDING HOUSE, BOILER HOUSE, BLACKSMITH SHOP, AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER HOUSE, POWDER MAGAZINE, WAREHOUSE, POWER PLANT. ; ECON.COM: IDEAL MINING AND MILLING SITE: AMPLE DUMP GROUND, AMPLE WATER SUPPLY WITHIN TWO MILES, MINIMUM SNOW HAZARD.
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES MAY RAKE TO THE S. DIP VARIES 75 - 90 DEG E
Comment (Production): AU, AG
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PART 3).
Reference (Deposit): 1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138
Reference (Production): LINDGREN, W., 1898 , USGS 20TH ANN. REPT. PT. 3 , P. 75 . RAYMOND, R. W., 1870 - 1873 , 41ST - 43RD CONGRESSES, HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.
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.
Reference (Deposit): PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P.
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