The Monarch Mine is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.78, -115.11470
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Monarch Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monarch Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Atlanta District Or Middle Boise 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1865
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation , Gouge
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 30-FT. WIDE CROSSCUT AVERAGED $20.80 AU AND $1.40 AG (BASED ON $20.67 AU). ORE ON 2 LOWER LEVELS AVERAGED $7.50/TON AU AND AG.
Analytical Data: $7.50 - $2000 AU, AG/TON. ANDERSON, 1939, REPORTS $7.25 AU AND AG/TON ASSAY FOR AVERAGE 7.5 FT ORE ZONE
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Miargyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): At The Head Of Quartz Gulch ; Between Buffalo Discovery And Boise-Rochester
Comment (Deposit): Pettit And Dump Raise Veins Strike N 80 To 85 Deg W, Dip 80 Deg Sw.
Comment (Production): About $1,000,000 Total Production (To 1928). Total Produced Exceeds $2,000,000. Production Intermittent - 1865 - 1936
Comment (Workings): Many Branches Of The Vein At Angles To The Ne Trend Have Approximately E - W Strike
Comment (Geology): Lamprophyre Dike Strikes N 80 Deg E
Comment (Development): 6 Patented Lode Claims, 5 Patented Mill - Sites, 3 Patented Placers, Plus Several Unpatented Claims, 5 - Stamp Mill. Amalgamation-Flotation Concentrator, Areal Tram 1.75 Mi. Long.
References
Reference (Deposit): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26
Reference (Deposit): 1939 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49
Reference (Production): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 31 ; Anderson, A.L., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49, 71 P.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A.L., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Atlanta District, Elmore County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49, 71 P.
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