The Minerva Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.07083, -116.41250
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Minerva Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minerva Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Pend Oreille 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: F. W. Gilbert
Production
Not available
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED AT $291 / TON IN COMBINED AG, PB, ZN, CU VALUES ( 1904
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 6 DRIFTS
Comment (Location): NE SLOPE OF PACKSADDLE MTN.
Comment (Development): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1906 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1905
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6
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): BELL, R. N., 1905 , REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1906 , SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1905 , 149 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1905 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1904
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