The Hungry Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2083, -113.67830
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Hungry Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hungry Hill Mine
Secondary: Mountain View
Secondary: Jerry Hurley Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eldorado District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^8. % Cu (Over), .18 Oz Au, 7 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Small Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THE ORE, SORTED BEFORE SHIPMENT, CARRIES BETTER THAN 8% CU, ABOUT 0.18 OZ. AU, AND 7 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): Midway up canyon of North Fork of Bohannon Creek, about 2 mi. above mouth of canyon, on NW side ; Info From Land.St :(1978)
Comment (Production): An additional 60 tons to be shipped.
Comment (Geology): Irregular masses and veinlets
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P
Reference (Deposit): 1957 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 11
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
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