Broken Hill Mine

The Broken Hill Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,850 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

Name: Broken Hill Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 44.9747, -114.54030

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Broken Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Broken Hill Mine
Secondary: One of Steen Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Steen Family


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Yellowjacket Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): PROSPECT IS 700 FT DUE S AND AT SAME LEVEL AS THE LINCOLN NO. 1 ADIT.


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 GEOLMAP 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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