The Old Grandad Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8461, -114.87640
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Old Grandad Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Grandad Mine
Secondary: Bonnie Bell
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Reed Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES TAKEN BY OWNER HAVE YIELDED AS HIGH AS 300 OZ. AG.
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON S. SIDE OF BEAVER CREEK JUST S. OF THE OLD SILVER KING MINE AND ACROSS CREEK FROM PRIDE OF THE WEST LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF HAND SORTED ORE.
Comment (Development): 11 CLAIMS (OLD GRANDAD GROUP) FORMERLY CALLED THE BONNIE BELL CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, W. R., 1967, OLD GRANDAD: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974 - JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR ANN. REPT.
Reference (Production): GREEN, W. R., 1967, OLD GRANDAD: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY LIST
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
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