The South Chariot Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.0042, -116.69280
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South Chariot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Chariot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: French 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Cemented Breccia
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AT DEPTH OF 220 FT., AU: AG RATIO WAS 1:7.3 BY WEIGHT.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES MAY RAKE TO THE S.
Comment (Commodity): BELOW 300 - FT. DEPTH, ORE AVERAGED $20 TO $30/TON.
Comment (Location): ON WAR EAGLE MOUNTAIN 800 FT S OF MINNESOTA MINE
Comment (Production): $11,000 OF AU AND AG MINED IN 1872
References
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 11
Reference (Production): LINDGREN, W., 1898, USGS, 20TH ANN. REPT., P. 75. RAYMOND, R. W., 1872 , 1874 , 42ND, 43RD CONGRESSES, 2ND, 1ST SESSIONS, HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS. 211 , 141 .
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): LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPT., U.S.G.S., P. 75-205 (PART 3).
Reference (Deposit): 1898 COMPILE LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPT.
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