The Magnolia Creek Mine is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8975, -115.23890
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Magnolia Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Magnolia Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Shaffer, R.I.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1970
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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: Fe - Stains
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF DIKE ASSAYED 0.36 OZ. AU, 3.6 OZ. AG/TON. SMALL STOCKPILE SAMPLE OF GRANODIORITE HAD 2.3 OZ. AU, 0.15 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): On N-Facing Slope About 300 Ft. Above Magnolia Creek
Comment (Development): 3 - Stamp Mill
Comment (Workings): 1 Trench
Comment (Commodity): Sample Of An Aplite Dike Assayed 12.3 Grams Gold And 123.3 Grams Silver Per Tonne. An Altered Iron-Stained Granodiorite Sample Contained 78.8 Grams Gold And 5.1 Grams Silver.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 Other T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-
Reference (Production): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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