The Stormy Galore Mine is a silver mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.5806, -114.72250
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Stormy Galore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stormy Galore Mine
Secondary: Galore
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Rosetta District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
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: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 4 Tunnels
Comment (Location): Near Head Of West Richmond Gulch
Comment (Production): $100,000 Production
Comment (Development): 3 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Production): >335 Dry Tons Total Ore- >$100000- 400 Oz Silver/Ton
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Hailey Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249
Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P
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