The Buckhorn Mine is a iron and manganese mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Manganese
Lat, Long: 44.7908, -113.46530
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Buckhorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckhorn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Junction Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1912
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAMPLE AVG. 10.8% MN, 34.1% FE, 0.94% PB, 1.2% ZN, 8.6% INSOL., 1% CAO, 0.08% AL2O3, TRACE CO, AS, N
Materials
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Anhydrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF MN ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1918.
Comment (Development): 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): ORE CONTROL ABOVE REFERS TO PB-AG DEPOSITS; MN DEPOSIT OCCURS IN FRACTURES AND OPEN SPACES IN LIMESTONE; STIBNITE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH DACITE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): THUNE, H. W., 1941, MINERALOGY OF THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LITTLE EIGHT MILE DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, 37 P.
Reference (Deposit): WICKEN, O. M., 1941, A METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW-GRADE MANGANESE ORE: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 26 P.
Reference (Production): THUNE, H. W., 1941, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS; ITEM 1, WICKEN, O. M., 1941, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): USGS topo map location
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