The Minerva Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,749 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: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.7736, -115.11750
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Minerva Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minerva Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silica
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: Minerva Mining Co.
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: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation ; Scorodite, Fe Oxides
Rocks
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
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED 1 OZ. AU/TON IN 1905. LARGE ORE BODIES OF UNIFORM GRADE ASSAYED ABOUT $14/TON IN AU AND AG. CONCENTRATES WORTH $100 TO $200 AU AND AG.
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): Several Hundred Ft. Of Old Workings; Recent Bulldozer Work Exposed Strong Shear Zone On Upper Part Of Property; Shearing Off Main Atlanta Lode.
Comment (Location): On The Yuba River 4 Miles Above The Middle. Fork Of The Boise River.; Short Distance S. Of Atlanta Lode On Upper S. Slope Of Atlanta Hill.; Previous Quad Designation = Boise 1:250000
Comment (Development): Ten Patented And Three Unpatented Quartz Claims ; 2000 Ft. Tram; 10-Stamp Mill.
References
Reference (Production): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 34 ; Anderson, A.L., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49, 71 P.
Reference (Deposit): Jones, R.W., 1959, Minerva: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Report.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26.
Reference (Deposit): 1939 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet49
Reference (Deposit): 1959 Other Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Open-File Report
Reference (Deposit): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 34
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A.L., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Atlanta District, Elmore County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49, 71 P.
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