The Seafoam Mine is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.5294, -115.12810
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Seafoam Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seafoam Mine
Secondary: Providence Group
Secondary: Montana Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Seafoam 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Swigert, William
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1925
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: STRINGERS, VEINLETS, LENTICULAR, EN ECHELON
Structure
Type: L
Description: 5 Ft Leached Zone; Small Scale Post - Mineral Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Sericitization; Leaching; Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS RANGE FROM A FEW CENTS TO MORE THAN $200 AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Head of Harlan Creek, SE Side of Valley
Comment (Development): Mill; 16 Patented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Treves, Samuel B., And Melear, John D., 1953, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 96, 19 P
Reference (Deposit): 1953 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 9
Reference (Production): Treves, S. B., And Melear, J. D., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 96, 19 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1919, Twenty-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 70-71. (See Also Annual Reports For The Years 1926 And 1927).
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