The Mohawk Mine is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.0242, -115.80780
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Mohawk Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mohawk Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Grimes Pass 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
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: Boise Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1916, LODE MINING IN THE QUARTZBURG AND GRIMES PASS PORPHYRY BELT, BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 640, PP. 83-111.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119-319.
Reference (Deposit): 1916 RECON JONES, E. L., JR., BULL. 640
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944 - C
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 304.
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