Hamilton-Hillsman Claim

The Hamilton-Hillsman Claim is a silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Hamilton-Hillsman Claim  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 45.3983, -115.18360

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Hamilton-Hillsman Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hamilton-Hillsman Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Chamberlain 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1956
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 CHIP, 2 GRAB SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE AU, 0.05, 1.04, 0.28 OZ AG/TON, AND 0.10, 0.40, 0.11% CU, RESPECTIVELY.


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): Claim Is On The Ridge Between Game Creek And Dog Creek,About 2 Miles Northeast Of The Chamberlain Airstrip.

Comment (Commodity): Samples Contained A Trace Gold, 1.7-35.6 Grams Silver Per Tonne, 3.4 To 13.7 Grams Copper Per Tonne And A Trace Lead.


References

Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P

Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.


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