Enterprise Property

The Enterprise Property is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,799 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

Name: Enterprise Property  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3581, -112.96390

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Enterprise Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Enterprise Property


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Nicholia 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: Targhee National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Milo Zook


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available


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

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): LIES 0.5 MI SE OF THE NICHOLIA FRACTION

Comment (Workings): PROPERTY IS EXPLORED BY 2 SHAFTS, ABOUT 400 FT OF DRIFTS AND 70 FT OF INCLINES. 90- AND 60-FOOT SHAFTS.

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


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