The Liberty Mine is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.9772, -114.54330
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Liberty Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Liberty Mine
Secondary: Silver Moon
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Yellowjacket Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR MASSES, VEINLETS, BUNCHES
Form: IRREGULAR MASSES, VEINLETS, BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1959 LEWIECK
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Deep Overburden
Comment (Deposit): Mineralized Zone In No. 5 Adit May Constitute Stockwork 75 Ft. In Diameter. Other Mineralized Zones Strike N 62 Deg W, N 17 Deg E, Dip 85 Deg Ne, 85 Deg Se, Respectively.
Comment (Location): Along Gulch Just W. Of The Lincoln
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Brecciation
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fractures
Comment (Identification): This Claim Is Part Of The Yellowjacket Group Which Consists Of Over 100 Claims. District Has Been Recurrently Active Since The 1880s
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 (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho; USGS Bulletin 528, 182 p.
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