Red Metal Mine

The Red Metal Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Metal Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Ellison, A. C.

Owner Name: Amalgamated Red Metal Mines Co.

Production

Year: 1905
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1 Oz. Au/Ton, Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Schistosity Strikes N 40 Deg E, Is Vertical

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: 2 Inches Gouge; Epidote; Silicification

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE GAVE SMELTER RETURN 400 OZ AG, 1 OZ AU/TON, 3% PB, 12% ZN.
Analytical Data: ASSAYS 89-110 OZ AG/TON, 1.25 - 3.0 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM 1 VALUE $200

Comment (Development): 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 5 FRACTIONAL CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): JUMBO VEIN STRIKES N 30 DEG E, IS NEARLY VERTICAL

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS

Comment (Location): 2 MI S OF PROFILE GAP ON W. SLOPE OF PROFILE CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.

Reference (Deposit): SPENCE, R. L., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RED METALS MINE, YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, B. S. THESIS, 19 P.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1912, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911.

Reference (Deposit): MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 1914, BIG CREEK MINING DISTRICT: MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 109, P. 110 - 111.

Reference (Deposit): 1912 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44

Reference (Production): ITEM 1, MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 109, P. 110 - 111; ITEM 8, SPENCE, R. L., 1936, UNIV. OF IDAHO, B. S. THESIS

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