The Emily Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.255, -115.72060
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Emily Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emily Mine
Secondary: Arlise Vein
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Titanium
Secondary: Zirconium
Secondary: Garnet
Secondary: REE
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Pete Ashton, R. A. Hughes
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: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RATIO AU TO AG ABOUT 1 TO 15.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Arlise Creek, Tributary Of Steamboat Creek
Comment (Production): $1500 Value
Comment (Economic Factors): Black Sand Concentrate.
References
Reference (Production): Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039,
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 45, 1937, P48.
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