The Democrat Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.5256, -114.40420
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Democrat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Democrat Mine
Secondary: Idaho-Democrat Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bartlett, A. W.
Production
Year: 1901
Time Period: 1883-1901
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Au, 126 Oz Ag/Ton, Avg. 61% Pb
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY BEFORE 1890, WHEN NEARLY 2/3 OF TOTAL PB-AG ORE WAS PRODUCED, GROSS VALUE ABOUT $300,000. 7 CARLOADS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1906 RAN 60% PB AND 112 OZ/TON AG.
Comment (Development): 11 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF DEMOCRAT CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, 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 MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT. FOR 1906
Reference (Production): ITEMS 8-14, UMPLEBY, J. B., 1930, USGS BULL. 814; ITEMS 1, 17, BELL, R. N., 1907, EIGHT ANNUAL MINING REPORT.
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