Overlook Mine

The Overlook Mine is a silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 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

Name: Overlook Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Elmore

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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