The Lost Miner Deposit is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,701 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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.3722, -114.29640
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Lost Miner Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Miner Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mineral Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Structure: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Leaching
Rocks
Name: Granitic Gneiss
Role: Associated
Description: Gneissic Granite
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granitic Gneiss
Role: Associated
Description: Gneissic Granite
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granitic Gneiss
Role: Associated
Description: Gneissic Granite
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granitic Gneiss
Role: Associated
Description: Gneissic Granite
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Overlaps Grunter Claims In Part
Comment (Deposit): Deposit Is Continuation Of Grunter Ore Body
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Minor Fault
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Leaching, Silicification
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fault ?
References
Reference (Deposit): Gray, A. F., 1927, Ore Deposits Of The Mineral Hill District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Univ. Of Minnesota, Ph D Thesis
Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, Ve Mitchell, Et Al.
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