The Rabbitfoot Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.8839, -114.33810
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Rabbitfoot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rabbitfoot Mine
Secondary: Rame
Secondary: Rabbit Foot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gravel Range 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1872
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 5000 Ft Tunnel, 2 Shafts, 10 Stamp Mill
References
Reference (Production): Ross, C. P., 1927 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.
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