The Clipper Bullion Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3686, -114.27640
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Clipper Bullion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clipper Bullion Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mackinaw 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: Mr. E. S. Suydam
Years: 1906 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults, Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Leaching , Fe Stains
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME ORE HAS AVG. $43/TON A
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM 8 VALUE $60,000 ; ITEM 9 VALUE $15,000
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS, TRAMWAY, HENNESSEY, CLIPPER BULLION, THE LATTER DESCRIBED ABOVE. TRAMWAY VEIN IS 3 FT. WIDE, TRENDS N 70 DEG E, AND DIPS 80 DEG SE. HENNESSEY VEIN 20 INCHES WIDE, TRENDS N 20 DEG E, DIPS 85 DEG SE
Comment (Geology): 2 SETS OF JOINTS 1 SET TRENDS N 25 DEG E AND DIPS 75- 85 DEG SE, 2ND SET TRENDS N 70 DEG E AND DIPS 80 DEG SE
Comment (Development): 10 CLAIMS, 5-STAMP MILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): JACOBS, M. H., 1903, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1902.
Reference (Deposit): GRAY, F.A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PHD THESIS
Reference (Deposit): 1903 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1902
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, BULL. 528
Reference (Production): GRAY, F.A., 1927, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PHD THESIS
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