The Cynide Gold Mining Property Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.8733, -116.05470
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Cynide Gold Mining Property Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cynide Gold Mining Property Mine
Secondary: Cyanide Gold Mining
Secondary: Buckhorn Mine
Secondary: Deer Creek Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Hoosier Boy
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie - Yaak 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Purcell Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Shear Zone
Description: Shear Zone 3 To 5 Ft Thick, 1 Ft Wide
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PB ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204 = 17.927 PB207/PB204 = 15.561 PB208/PB204 = 37.963
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-52-N 116-3-40W (48.86667 -116.06111); UTM N5412839 E568857 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 064N, RNG 003E, Sect 27, Sect_fract
Comment (Development): 6 Unpatented Claims; 675 H. P. Hydroelectric Plant On Moyie River And 10 Mi Transmission Line
Comment (Location): Nw Slope Of Buckhorn Mountain About 1/2 Mi From Montana - Idaho Line
Comment (Commodity): Samples Reported Varying Worth $2.90 To $40.00 Across 2 1/2 Ft.
Comment (Production): Small Tonnage Of Au - Bearing Sulfides To Bunker Hill Smelter, Kellogg. Some Au Ore Produced In 1925.
Comment (Workings): Construction And Development Based On Ore $10/Ton For A Width Of 4 Ft; 6 Adit - Tunnels; 3 Ore Shoots 250, 200, And ? Ft. In Length; Equipment: 130 Cu Ft Gas - Driven Compressor, 400 Cu Ft. Electrically - Driven Compressor, 30 - 40 Man Camp, 4200 Ft. Aerial Tram Way Connecting Mine And Mill; Well - Equipped Cyanide Plant (200 Ton)
Comment (Geology): Quartzite Strikes N 30 - 40 Deg W, Dips 45 - 55 Deg Sw.
References
Reference (Deposit): Soper, E. K., 1918 , Mining Districts Of Northern Idaho: Mining And Scientific Press, V. 116 , P. 121 - 126
Reference (Deposit): Calkins, F. C., 1909, A Geological Reconnaissance In Northern Idaho And Northwestern Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 384, P. 107-108.
Reference (Deposit): Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971, Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geol., V. 66, P. 849 - 860.
Reference (Deposit): Lancaster, J., 1910, Mining World, V. 32, P. 100.
Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin No. 10, 78 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bishop, Don, Geology Of Boundary County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet In Preparation.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10
Reference (Deposit): 1973 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. O.F. Rept.
Reference (Production): Kirkham And Ellis, 1926, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 10
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