The U. P. Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2369, -114.01580
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U. P. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: U. P. Mine
Secondary: Burlington
Secondary: U. P. and Burlington
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank R. Gooding
Years: 1906 -
Owner Name: R. W. Mc Bride
Years: 1906 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRADE EST. AT 0.2% WO3.
Analytical Data: AU AVG. $8-10/TON
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissured And Brecciated Zone
Comment (Geology): Vein 100 Ft From Granite-Quartzite Contact
Comment (Location): At Head Of Bob Moore Cr On Mtn Slope W Of Salmon; On North Side Of Up Lake
Comment (Production): Total Production Perhaps Few Thousand Dollars
Comment (Development): 10 - Stamp Mill (1913)
Comment (Workings): 6 Tunnels
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1882?. W IN 1942
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, Robert N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906, P. 105 - 106
Reference (Deposit): Cook,E.F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S.H. And Metzger, O.H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.
Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 728, P. 158.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 82 P.
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