The Gnome Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.7405, -115.51950
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Gnome Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gnome Mine
Secondary: International
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Orogrande 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.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gnome Gold Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1932
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: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Horizontal Striae On Slickensided Walls
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ALONG TUNNEL SAID TO AVERAGE $25/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): On Crooked River, The E Side
Comment (Production): Value Item 8 $26000
Comment (Development): 25 - Ton Cyanide Mill
Comment (Geology): Quartzite Strikes N 70 Deg W To Due N, Dips 10 To 20 Deg Sw.
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): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold - Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof. Paper 610, P. 120 - 141.
Reference (Production): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, USGS Prof. Paper 610; Item 8, Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ 9.
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