The Edna Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,051 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.5097, -113.64440
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Edna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edna Mine
Secondary: Ben Franklin
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS, VEINLETS, LENS, LENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Description: Brecciation, Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Fe-Oxide Stains
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericite
Alteration Text: Sericite, Fe-Oxide Stains
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME GALENA ASSAYED 10 OZ AG/TON, MOST OF IT IS REPORTED TO RUN ABOUT 25 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Item Above Refers To Ore Stockpiled
Comment (Deposit): Largest And Most Valuable Vein Above; 1 Vein At The Surface Trends N 23 Deg W, Dips Vertically, Is Over 300 Ft Long And 10 Ft Wide; Another Fissure Vein Trends N 85 Deg E, Dips 75 Deg S And Is 1 Ft Wide; A 3rd Mineralized Fissure Trends N 40 Deg E And Dips 85 Deg Se And Is Several Inches Wide
Comment (Location): Along N Fk Lava Creek
Comment (Production): A Small Amount Of Pb-Ag Ore Was Produced In 1910.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32
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