The New Jersey Mine is a gold, zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.5258, -116.07360
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New Jersey Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Jersey Mine
Secondary: Gold Run Gulch Min. Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Run Gulch Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF GOLD RUN GULCH
Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS AND MILLSITE; SOME PATENTED GROUND INCLUDED
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOM, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, FEB. 8 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME & CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 6
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