The Silver Spray Mine is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8558, -116.31170
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Silver Spray Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Spray Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Some Good Ore Was Shipped, Amount And Grade Unknown
Comment (Location): N. Side Of Willow Cr.
Comment (Workings): 1 Short Tunnel
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissure Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, Waldemar, 1897, The Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: USGS 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. Iii P. 71
Reference (Production): Lindgren, W., 1897, USGS 18th Ann. Rep., Pt. Iii P. 715
Idaho Gold
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