The Delmar Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2625, -113.96220
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Delmar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Delmar Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: N. E. Mills, H. O. Klaus (Delmar Min. And Milling Co.)
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Contact Zone, Granitic Pluton
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Gouge, Silicification.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN WALLACE CR DRAINAGE, W OF MOOSE CR RD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Development): 18 UNPATENTED CLAIMS MADE BY DELMAR MINING CO. ON OLD PROPERTY IN 1950. SMALL MILL ON PROPERTY.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN PINCHES OUT ALONG HIGHLY GOUGY PART OF FAULT ZONE.
Comment (Workings): INACCESSIBLE OLD SHAFTS AND ADITS. RECENT BULLDOZED CUTS AND OPEN, 450-FT CROSSCUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTH FORK QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 118, 92 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 528.
Reference (Deposit): 1959 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 118
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1958, THORITE AND RARE EARTH DEPOSITS IN THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI CO., IDAHO (ABS): MINING ENG. JOUR., V. 10, NO. 12, P. 1242 - 1243.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 528.
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