The Skylark Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,860 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: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5603, -115.48280
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Skylark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skylark Mine
Secondary: Lark
Secondary: Larkspur
Secondary: Powelson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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: L. R. Powelson, Gosta Miller
Owner Name: W. B. Ackerman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
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
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation, Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization; Silicification; 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: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN AVE $11/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 Claims
Comment (Production): Ore Picked
References
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Iaho: 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
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.
