Emily Mine

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

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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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