Buckhorn Mine

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

Name: Buckhorn Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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