The Worthing-Kaufman Mine is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.2317, -112.86970
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Worthing-Kaufman Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Worthing-Kaufman Mine
Secondary: Kauffman - Weaver
Secondary: Worthing and Weaver
Secondary: Kaufman
Secondary: Weaver
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Birch Creek 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: F. G. Worthing, Edward Kaufman, P. C. Weaver
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1904
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 PIPE-LIKE SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Folds
Type: L
Structure: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Fe And Mn-Stains
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES OF UPPER ORE BODY CONTAINED 0.5 AND 9.7% PB, 0.7 AND 0.1% ZN, NONE AND TRACE AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Total Production Estimated At $22,000. A Small Amount Of Of Pb Ore Produced In 1915 Was 5 Or 6 Cars Of Ore Which Returned About $1000/Car. Item 8 Was 1 Or 2 Cars/Year. Item 9 And 10 For Returns From 4 Cars Hand-Sorted Ore; Item 9 From Upper Ore Body, Item 10 From Carbonate Ore Body. Item 11 Was Hand-Sorted Ore.
Comment (Location): About 2.5 Mi N Of Weimer Mine And Lies Partly Within Lemhi And Clark Counties
Comment (Development): 15 Claims - 7 Owned Jointly By Worthing And Kaufman, 6 Owned By Worthing, 2 Owned By Weaver ; Econ.Com: All Water Used Hauled 5 Miles From Birch Creek
Comment (Deposit): 2 Parallel Ore Bodies - Upper And Carbonate Bodies; The Carbonate Body Described Above; Upper Ore Body Ave. 4 Ft Wide; Gossan Ore Body Is 2000 Ft Long, 50 Ft Wide
Comment (Geology): The Carbonate Ore Body Is Controlled By Bedding Of Folded Limestone And Is Thickest On Flanks Of Anticlines And Bottoms Of Synclines; The Upper Body Is Controlled Irregularly By Minor Folding And Faulting
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Minor Folds, Faults
Comment (Geology): Original concentration process entry: Hydrothermal
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation, Fe And Mn-Stains
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Limestone Bedding Planes, Faults Trending Nw, Folds
References
Reference (Production): Items 1, 8, Shenon, P. J., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27; Items 9, 10, Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70; Item 11, Umpleby, J. B., 1917, USGS Prof. Paper 97
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 Bur Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, 43 P.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906.
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