The Tahoma Mine is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.79, -115.12860
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Tahoma Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tahoma Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Atlanta District Or Middle Boise 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Earl Moosman
Owner Name: Coronado Gold Mines, Inc.
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, BUNCHES , LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1881, 300 TONS YIELDED $100 - $150 PER TON
Materials
Ore: Miargyrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Previous Quad Designation = Boise 1:250000; Latitude-Longitude Values Calculated From Township, Range, Section.
Comment (Development): 20 - Stamp Mill
Comment (Workings): Very Heavy Ground In Portions Of The Mine
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits, Atlanta District Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 49, P. 64.
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, July 1974-June 1975, First Annual Rept. Addendum, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1939 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 49
Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, First Annual Rept. Addendum
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 49, P. 64.
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