Liberty Mine

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

Name: Liberty Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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