The Kittie Burton Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4625, -114.15500
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Kittie Burton Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kittie Burton Mine
Secondary: Kitty Burton
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Indian Creek 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kitty Burton Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1901
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED $12/TON (1903)
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Location): About 2 mi N. of junction of Cow Gulch and Indian Creek
Comment (Production): $600,000 value
Comment (Development): 3 ton mill, 30 - stamp mill
References
Reference (Deposit): Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 64 P.
Reference (Deposit): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold - Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof Paper 610, P. 136.
Reference (Deposit): Moore, F. C., 1912, Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1911
Reference (Deposit): Jacobs, M. H., 1903, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1902.
Reference (Deposit): 1903 Compile State Mine Inspector's Annual Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1912 Compile State Mine Inspector's Annual Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Recon A. H. Koschmann And M. H. Bergendahl, Prof. Paper 610
Reference (Production): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968: USGS Prof Paper 610, P. 136
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