The Elkhorn Mine is a silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.6803, -114.29780
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Elkhorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elkhorn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1900
Time Period: 1884-1900
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^80 - 150 Oz/Ton
Year: 1900
Time Period: 1884-1900
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.2 Oz/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1879
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ATOP THE RIDGE SE OF JUNE DAY MINE
Comment (Production): CREDITED WITH PRODUCTION OF ABOUT $1,500,000 IN AG, PB AND AU VALUES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS NOW INACCESSIBLE
References
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L. AND OTHERS, 1950: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 90. UMPLEBY, J. B. AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814.
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): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.
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