The Jennie R. Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.4183, -114.42530
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Jennie R. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jennie R. Mine
Secondary: Montezuma
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Camus 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
Owner Name: W. P. Fowler And H. J. Koonce
Production
Year: 1924
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.9 % Cu, 14.5 % Zn, .14 Oz/Ton Au, 185.9 Oz/Ton Ag
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: STRINGERS, IRREGULARLY BANDED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization
Rocks
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: 12% PB
Analytical Data: 4) TRACE AU/TON
Analytical Data: 1,062.7 FINE OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: .4% PB.
Analytical Data: ASSAYS COLLECTED ON JUNE 6, 1924: 1) .29 FINE OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: 258.5 FINE OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: 21.6% PB
Analytical Data: 2) .08 FINE OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: 299.3 FINE OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: 1.5% PB
Analytical Data: 3) .14 FINE OZ. AU/TON
Analytical Data: 456.2 FINE OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
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. 81
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814.
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