The Robinson Mine is a gold mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,501 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.0906, -111.30030
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Robinson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Robinson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Mount Pisgah District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mineral Veins Coalition Mines Co.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1877
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES FROM MINE DUMP FOUND TRACE AU, TRACE AG, AND O AND 7.3 % CU
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 3 Patented Claims ( 1940 )
Comment (Deposit): Vein In Porphyry Belt 0.5 Mi Wide
Comment (Workings): Workings Above Done In 1952
Comment (Location): On Mt. Caribou, Near Head Of Bilk Gulch
References
Reference (Deposit): Savage, C. N., 1961 , Geology And Mineral Resources Of Bonneville County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5 , 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hamilton, J. A., 1961 , Geology Of The Caribou Mountain Area, Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, University Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 59 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No.
Reference (Production): Savage, C. N., 1961 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5
Reference (Deposit): Rains, R.L., And Federspiel, F.E., 1993, Mineral Resource Investigation Of The Caribou City-Stump Creek Area Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 15-93, P. 13-18.
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