Independence Mine

The Independence Mine is a copper, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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

Name: Independence Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 43.6711, -114.27640

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Independence Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Independence Mine
Secondary: Triumph Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Triumph Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1883
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


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE ORE SENT TO MILL IN 1921-22 CONTAINED 5% PB
Analytical Data: 12 OZ. AG/TON. AVERAGE SHIPPING ORE CONTAINED 50.5% PB
Analytical Data: .04 OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: .15 OZ. AU AND 132 OZ. AG/TON.


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF INDEPENDENCE GULCH, DIRECTLY S. OF AND ACROSS GULCH OF BONANZA TUNNEL (BALTIMORE)

Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1883. IN 1913 IT MADE AN ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF $100,000

Comment (Development): INDEPENDENCE MINE NOW INCLUDED WITH TRIUMPH MINE, SEE NO. 83.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL LEVELS, INACCESSIBLE


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, P. 59

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 J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, 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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