The Martin Property Mine is a silver mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.4869, -113.59500
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Martin Property Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Martin Property Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1922
Discovery Year: 1922
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: PIPE-LIKE
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME ORE ASSAYED CARRIED 0.76 OZ AU, 141.6 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): 88 Sacks Of Ore Produced In 1926 Ran 138 Oz/Ton Ag, 12.4% Pb, 7.4 % Zn, 1.5% Cu, And 0.245 Oz/Ton Au. Prod 30 Tons Ore(Anderson 1929)
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Lode Lies In Creek Channel And Makes Continuous Pumping Necessary
Comment (Deposit): The Pipe-Shaped Ore Body Above Trends N 52-70 Deg W But Shows Considerable Crookedness; The Pipe'S Plunge Varies From 0-15 Deg; Mineralized Fractures Intersecting The Pipe Trend N 70 Deg W-N 70 Deg E And Dip Steeply Either N Or S
Comment (Location): About 1.5 Mi Up E Branch Of Little Cottonwood Creek
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Gouge
Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Silicification, Sericitization
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Intersection Of Fissures, Fractures
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 72
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