The Heine Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.47, -114.32000
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Heine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heine Mine
Secondary: Golden Bell
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1915
Time Period: 1911-1915
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.9 Oz Au/Ton, Ag, Cu
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: SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N 5 Deg E And Dips 65 Deg W.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): HEAD OF GALENA GULCH
Comment (Deposit): 2 TUNNEL LEVELS. FRACTURE ZONE STRIKES N 13 - 80 DEG W AND DIPS 35 DEG SW ON UPPER LEVELS AND 50 - 60 DEG SW ON LOWEST LEVEL.
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): 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
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90
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