The Wonder Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.7858, -115.66110
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Wonder Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wonder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ernest Butler
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
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: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SHOOTS SAID TO CARRY $16 - $17/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): W Of Old Golden, Near The Divide Between Buckhorn And Tenmile Creeks
Comment (Production): Value Over $10000
Comment (Development): 8 Claims
Comment (Workings): 2 Levels
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-47-8N 115-39-32W (45.78556 -115.65889); UTM N5070900 E604500 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 028N, RNG 006E, Sect 12, Sect_fract
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1962, Wonder Mine: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ 9
Reference (Deposit): 1962 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept
Reference (Production): Staley, W. W., 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
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