The Bullion Lode Silver Mine is a silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.4611, -115.96640
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Bullion Lode Silver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Lode Silver Mine
Secondary: Bullion Mine
Secondary: Harpster & Liddle
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Florence 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bullion Lode Silver Min. Co.
Production
Year: 1972
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^88. % Silica, 30 Oz/Ton Ag, .04 Oz/Ton Au
Year: 1971
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1973
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME ORE SAMPLES ASSAY 70 OZ AG/TON.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): In Salmon River Canyon
Comment (Development): 1 Patented Claim, 30 Unpatented Claims ; Econ.Com: High Silica Content
Comment (Workings): 200 - Ft Depth On Ore Shoot Planned
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Florence Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Nov. 3, 1972; April 24, 1972; Nov. 15, 1971.
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho And Washington, P. 20
Reference (Deposit): 1939 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 4
Reference (Production): Items 2, 3, 8, Spokane Chronicle, Nov. 3, 1972; Nov. 15, 1971; Item 1, Western Min. News, 1974 - 75 Directory Of Mines, P. 20.
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