The Harris-Holte Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4069, -115.85390
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Harris-Holte Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Harris-Holte Mine
Secondary: Fox & Briggs
Secondary: Leadville
Secondary: Holt
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Burgdorf District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. M. Holt
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Summit Of Mt. Marshall
Comment (Production): Value $300000
Comment (Development): 25 Ton Mill
References
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P., Fig. 16.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteen Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1917.
Reference (Production): Bell, R. N., 1918, Mining Industry Report For 1917.
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