The Continental Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.9761, -114.53810
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Continental Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Continental Mine
Secondary: One of Steen Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Yellowjacket 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Steen Family
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1891
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEINLETS
Form: IRREGULAR VEINLETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Shallow Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.0 TO 1.5% CU. RECORDS SHOW AVERAGE OF 0.10 TO 0.20 OZ AU/TON, 1 TO 2% CU.
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.10 TO 0.30 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN STEEP SHALLOW GULCH ABOUT MIDWAY UP THE E. SLOPE OF STEEN HILL.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINS STRIKE N 70 DEG E, DIP 30 DEG NW.
Comment (Development): COMPRESSOR, MINING EQUIPMENT, FLOTATION PLANT BULLDOZER
Comment (Geology): YELLOWJACKET FORMATION TREND NW, DIP SW AT SMALL TO MODERATE ANGLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD - COPPER - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P
Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
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