The Columbia, Myrtie & Frankie Claims Mine is a silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,126 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: 7,126 Feet (2,172 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8614, -114.87860
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Columbia, Myrtie & Frankie Claims Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbia, Myrtie & Frankie Claims Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth 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: Viola Daw
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Form: TABULAR, LENSES, PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A DEPOSIT IN THE MYRTIE TUNNEL ASSAYED 328 - 405 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 PATENTED AND 1 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE TRENDS FROM N 80 DEG E TO N 80 DEG W.
Comment (Location): N. SIDE OF BEAVER CREEK, .5 MI. NW OF SILVER KING
Comment (Production): $50,000 SHIPPED DIRECT; $60,000 RAN THROUGH COLUMBIA MILL PRIOR TO 1900.
References
Reference (Deposit): CHOATE, R., 1961, COLUMBIA, MYRTIE, AND FRANKIE CLAIMS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ALTURAS QUADRANGLE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5, 33 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1922 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Production): CHOATE, R., 1961, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
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