Kittie Burton Mine

The Kittie Burton Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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

Name: Kittie Burton Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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