The Overlook Mine is a silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8972, -115.20690
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Overlook Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Overlook Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Fe Stains, Mn Stains
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OTHER SAMPLES ALONG NE AND SW EXTENSIONS OF OVERLOOK VEIN HAD 0 - 0.5 OZ AU, 0.01 - 0.15 OZ AG/TON, 0 - 0.03 % PB
Analytical Data: 1 VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.03 % PB
Analytical Data: DUMP AND VEIN SAMPLES ASSAYED 0 - 0.16 OZ AU AND TRACE-0.1 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): Values Of Au And Ag Produced Reported To Be $40,000.; Value Au In Item 2 $ 15,021
Comment (Development): 10 - Stamp Mill, 1100 Ft Aerial Tram. ; Econ.Com: Vein And Dump Samples Indicate Vein Material Is Submarginal And Could Not Be Mined Economically ( 1970 )
Comment (Deposit): A 2nd Vein E Of Overlook Mill Trends Ne And Dips 70 Deg Se
Comment (Reserve-Resource): About 15 Tons In Cyanide Tanks And 15 Tons From Amalgamation Process Remain
Comment (Workings): Many Trenches, 1 Is 110 Ft Long, 50 Ft Wide, 25 Ft Deep
Comment (Commodity): Samples Taken From Several Trenches And Adits Contained 0.34-5.1 Grams Silver (Ave 0.08 Grams), 0.34-17.1 Grams Gold (Ave 0.1 Grams Gold) Per Tonne, And 0.03 Percent Lead.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hailey Quad, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
Reference (Production): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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