The No Pay Mine is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,549 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: 7,549 Feet (2,301 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.9933, -113.46750
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No Pay Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: No Pay Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mc Devitt 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Keith And Don Davis
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Description: Micaceous Quartzite
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Description: Micaceous Quartzite
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): On Horseshoe Bend Creek .75 Mi N Of Lemhi Pass Road
Comment (Geology): Quartzite Bedding Strikes N 70-75 Deg E With Dip Of 20-30 Deg Nw
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fault Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Sharp, W. N., And Cavendar, W. S., 1962, Geology And Thorium-Bearing Deposits Of The Lemhi Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho And Beaverhead County, Montana: USGS Bulletin 1126, 76 P.
Reference (Deposit): Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P.
Reference (Production): Sharp, W. N., And Cavendar, W. S., 1962, USGS Bull 1126
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