The Isabella Mine is a silver mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.6031, -114.69080
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Isabella Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Isabella Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Little Smoky 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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Leopold And William Kaurber
Percent: 100.0
Years: 1989 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1881
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: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME ORE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 400 OZ. AG/TON, ALONG WITH PB AND A LITTLE ZN.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): Mine Is Credited With A Production Of $25,000
Comment (Location): Between Carrie Leonard And Dollarhide Groups.
Comment (Development): 1 Patented Claim
Comment (Workings): 3 Short Tunnels And A 50 - Ft. Shaft
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth 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): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 173-176.
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