The Liberty Gem Mine is a zinc, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,951 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: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.4569, -114.43780
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Liberty Gem Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Liberty Gem Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Guy Matthews
Owner Name: Liberty Gem Silver Mines, Inc.
Production
Year: 1939
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^18.9 % Pb, 3.3 % Zn, .015 Oz Au, 18.4 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1927
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME HIGH GRADE ORE SAMPLES RAN UP TO 25% PB, 30 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE PRODUCED IN 1939 RAN 18.9% PB, 3.3% ZN, .015 OZ/TON AU, AND 18.4 OZ/TON AG. ITEM 2 IS DEVELOPMENT ORE.
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS
Comment (Development): 8 CLAIMS; GALENA DISCOVERED 7 FT. BELOW BOTTOM OF GULCH.
Comment (Location): 1/2 MI NE OF JUNCTION OF KELLY GULCH AND CROY CR.
References
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.
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, W. R., 1967, LIBERTY GEM SILVER MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J.B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Deposit): 1967 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1950, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90; UMPLEBY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814
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