Iron Crown Mine

The Iron Crown Mine is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: Iron Crown Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.2631, -114.91500

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Iron Crown Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Crown Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley 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: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith

Type: L
Description: Cooling Fractures In Rhyolite Dike: 3 Sets Of Cooling Fractures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEVERAL SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.51 OZ OF AU AND 0.43 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): Located Near the Head of Joes Gulch

Comment (Workings): Workings Consist of 3 Adits (1 Caved In At Portal) and 1 Pit Above the Upper Adit. An Abandoned 5 Stamp Mill Is Below the Adits At Creek Level.


References

Reference (Deposit): Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 120 P

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 370, P. 192.

Reference (Production): Choate, Raoul, 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 126 P. 90


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