The Vesuvius Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.6125, -115.67860
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Vesuvius Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vesuvius Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump 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: Charles Sweeney (Sweeney Investment Co.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1898
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
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: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TAILINGS $6/TON.
Analytical Data: SURFACE SAMPLES OVER 24 FT. AVE $34.81, 9 FT. AVG. $458, 3 FT. AVE $712/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Head Of Lake Creek, About .5 Mi Above Calendar Is Located Vesuvius; Big Buffalo Is Short Distance.
Comment (Production): $250000 Production Value. Vesuvius Milled Ore Reported To Have Run $9 Au/Ton
Comment (Development): 10 - Stamp Mill
Comment (Workings): 200 Ft Shaft On The Vesuvius Vein
Comment (Geology): Schistosity Strikes N 45 Deg E, Dips 45 Deg W At Big Buffalo
Comment (Deposit): Vesuvius Vein Attitude Given Above; Big Buffalo Vein Strikes N 11 Deg E, Dips 80 Deg W
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1900 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report
Reference (Deposit): 1904 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report
Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9
Reference (Production): Item 8, Bell, R. N., 1904, Annual Mining Industry Report; Item 9, Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
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): Czizek, J. A., 1900, Report Of The Inspector Of Mines For State Of Idaho For The Year 1899.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1904, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1903.
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