The Antimony Ridge Mine is a antimony mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 44.94722, -115.45139
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Antimony Ridge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antimony Ridge Mine
Secondary: Babbitt Metal Mine
Secondary: Hanson Antimony Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: United Mercury Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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 - Antimony Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES SHOWED 42 % SB, 2 1/2 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU.
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 6 CLAIMS KNOWN AS BABBITT METAL GROUP.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., 1926, ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 780, PP. 137 - 167.
Reference (Deposit): LAHEIST, B. A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - ANTIMONY, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 41-46.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 RECON SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 780
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS C. P., 1926, USGS BULL. 780, P. 137 - 167.
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