The Big Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.3089, -116.58560
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Big Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Hill Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Pend Oreille 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hunt, B. I.
Production
Year: 1928
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2.04 Oz Au/Ton
Year: 1933
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.755 Oz Au/Ton
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: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Many Fissures, Gouge
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: YIELD 0.4 TO 1.32 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): OLD COMPRESSOR, DRILLS, SHOP, CAR, TRACK
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W. 1962, BIG HILL: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 1962 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. O. F. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
Reference (Production): STALEY, W. W., 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
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