The Wild Rose Mine is a gold mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.48944, -115.71917
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Wild Rose Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wild Rose Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Pierce City 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: Clearwater National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dunn And Wilkinson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Of Manganese And Iron
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, F. A., AND BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7, P. 114 - 117.
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1904, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE BITTERROOT RANGE AND CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS IN MONTANA AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 27, 123 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1904 RECON LINDGREN, W., PROF. PAPER 27
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7
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