The Charles Dickens Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.3894, -114.71690
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Charles Dickens Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Charles Dickens Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee Fork 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Antimony Corp.
Home Office: Thompson Falls, Mt.
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BEST ORE FROM EARLY DAYS ASSAYED FROM $1000 - 3500/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): UPPER PARTS OF VEINS IN TUFF, LOWER PARTS IN ANDESITE.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION VALUE $600000.
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, 30 FT. APART.
References
Reference (Deposit): STILES, C. A., 1976 , GEOLOGY AND ALTERATION OF THE WEST FORK MAYFIELD CREEK AREA, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, P. 103 - 106 .
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.
Reference (Deposit): 1927 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 25
Reference (Deposit): 1949 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 83
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 539, 104 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, SILVER - GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, 37 P.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 435, P. 208.
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
