The Tip Top Mine is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.4156, -114.46110
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Tip Top Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tip Top Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Camas 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Iron - Oxide Stains
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host 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: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME SIDERITIC ORE CARRIES 0.5 OZ. AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): .75 MI. NE OF CAMAS NO. 2
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1946, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE HAILEY GOLD BELT (CAMAS DISTRICT), BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76, 26 P.
Reference (Deposit): JACOBS, M. H., 1902, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1901.
Reference (Deposit): 1902 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT. FOR 1901
Reference (Deposit): 1946 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A.L., AND WAGNER, W.R., 1946, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
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