The Virginia Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,501 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1061, -113.58190
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Virginia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia Mine
Secondary: Gem
Secondary: Midway
Secondary: McKillop Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Sandy Creek 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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Picard, T. D.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: GRAINS, BUNCHES, PATCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Location): 4500 Ft S17w Of Goldstone Mtn ; Info From Land.St :(1978)
Comment (Workings): 11 Adits (1910)
Comment (Geology): Country Rx Trend N20-30e, Dip Moderate, SW
Comment (Development): 5 Claims, Patented In 1910 For W.A. Byers. Early Ore Milled In Arrastra. 10-Stamp Mill Used In Early 1900'S. Owned By Virginia Mining Co. 1925-35. Shipped Ore For Milling Tests In 1930. T.D. Picard Shipped Concentrates In 1937-38. Tram Connected Mine To Mill.
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): Forest Service Files, D.W. Peters, Salmon, ID
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
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