The Rainier Vein Deposit is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,051 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: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2336, -115.69470
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Rainier Vein Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainier Vein Deposit
Secondary: Missouri
Secondary: Pickell
Secondary: Alta
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. H. Pickell And Sons
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1923
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
Type: L
Description: Striations
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE RICHER ALONG WALLS, LEANER IN CENTRAL PART
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Divide Between Webfoot And Smith Creeks
Comment (Development): Part Of Vein Covered By Missouri Claim
Comment (Workings): Crosscuts, Shafts, Prospects
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039
Idaho Gold
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