The Lark Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.4331, -114.27890
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Lark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lark Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1911
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS, IRREGULAR, LENSES, PINCHED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED ORE IS REPORTED TO HAVE CARRIED 2 OZ OF AG. FOR EACH % OF PB.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Lead
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): BORDERS POVERTY FLAT
Comment (Production): PRODUCED SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE BEFORE 1923. 3 CARLOADS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1912 RAN 60% PB, 70 OZ/TON AG, AND $4/TON AU.
Comment (Workings): EXCEPT FOR A SHALLOW, INCLINED SHAFT, WORKINGS ARE INACCESSIBLE AND CONSIST OF A LONG SERIES OF CAVED SHAFTS AND CUTS EXTENDING IN AN E-W DIRECTIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS OF THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 31
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1914, FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1913.
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE 15TH ANN. REPT. OF MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1913
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP HEWETT, D. F., BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814.
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