The Chicago Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 43.4536, -114.29640
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Chicago Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicago Mine
Secondary: Bellevue King
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mike Brown
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: PATCHES, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N 42 Deg E And Dipping 75 - 85 Deg. N.W. Of Mio Age; The Ne Trending Faults Cut The Veins
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite, Chlorite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1,184 OZ. AG/TON.
Analytical Data: ONE SPECIMEN CONTAINED 13.6% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hornblende
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS. VEIN 1 IS DESCRIBED ABOVE; VEIN 2 STRIKES W. AND DIPS 75 DEG N.
Comment (Workings): COMPRISED OF MANY TUNNELS, ONE OPEN AND ANOTHER PARTLY OPEN.
Comment (Location): S SIDE OF LEE GULCH
References
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1949, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 32 - 33
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): 1930 GEOLMAP HEWETT, D. F., BULL. 814
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