The Eidelman Property is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3456, -112.96940
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Eidelman Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eidelman Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Nicholia 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Folding
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED NEAR MOUTH OF EIDELMAN CANYON
Comment (Workings): OVER 2000 FEET OF DRIFTS HAVE BEEN RUN ON 2 LEVELS, ALSO SEVERAL CUTS AND SHALLOW WORKINGS
Comment (Production): ONLY 1 SMALL SHIPMENT MADE
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE STRIKES NW
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1928, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIRCH CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27, 25 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1944, LEAD-ZINC-COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BIRCH CREEK DISTRICT, CLARK AND LEMHI COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 70, 43 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27
Reference (Deposit): 1944 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 70
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., 1927, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27
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