The Italian Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2244, -114.19720
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Italian Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Italian Mine
Secondary: Golden Fissure
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Leesburg Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1892
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: STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures, Joints
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains, Sericite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MINERALIZED GRANITE RAN $2-4 AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Location): On Arnett Creek 3.5 miles from Napias Creek.
Comment (Production): Approximate Value $170,000
Comment (Development): 30-stamp mill
Comment (Workings): Tunnels, shaft, open cuts; 80 acres placer diggings both below and above Italian Mine
Comment (Geology): Dike trends N 60 Deg W and is 100 ft. wide
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P
Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 52
Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 528.
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