The Hazel Pine Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 42.0817, -113.02920
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Hazel Pine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hazel Pine Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Black Pine 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, CHIMNEY - LIKE MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Calamine
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): S. END VEIN PROSPECTED BY SERIES OF SHAFTS, TUNNELS, DRIFTS AND GLORY HOLES
Comment (Production): REPORTED THAT 14 CARS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. ORE WAS SAID TO CONTAIN GOLD, SILVER, AND LEAD.
Comment (Location): BASE OF BLACK PINE RANGE. 1 MI. S. OF MOUTH OF MINERAL GULCH.
References
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 14
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, ID.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P
Reference (Deposit): 1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 1
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