The Ajax Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,771 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,771 Feet (1,759 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5639, -115.46860
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Ajax Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ajax Mine
Secondary: Mountain Boy
Secondary: Midas
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Dixie 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: Midas Gold Mining Co (By Finch And Campbell)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1900
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: LENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation, Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification, Epidote, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAMPLES ASSAYED 1.2 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 Patented Claims; 10 - Stamp Mill
References
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.
Reference (Deposit): Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M. S. Thesis, 61 P.
Reference (Production): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 7
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
