Smuggler Mine

The Smuggler Mine is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 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: Smuggler Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.0192, -115.81940

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Smuggler Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smuggler Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized


Rocks

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): CHARLOT GULCH, 1 1/4 MI. E. GRIMES PASS.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = HAILEY 1:250000

Comment (Deposit): 2 ORE SHOOTS


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119 - 319

Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944-C

Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 305.


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