The Nay-Aug Mine is a gold, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.56361, -114.46917
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Nay-Aug Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nay-Aug Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill 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: Wood River Zinc Co.
Years: 1905 -
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BETTER ORE IS SAID TO CONTAIN 40 - 50 OZ. AG/TON, 48% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): FISSURE IS VERTICAL
Comment (Production): $350,000 TO 1905
Comment (Development): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS, 7 TUNNELS.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CUTS DIRECTLY ACROSS CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZ MONZONITE AND LIMESTONE. 3 ORE SHOOTS
References
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1906, SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1905
Reference (Deposit): 1906 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 7TH ANN. REPT. 1905
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 8TH ANN. REPT., 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814
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): BELL, R.N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906
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