The Smith Mine is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8544, -116.30970
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Smith Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View 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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritized
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitized
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HAND - SORTED ORE: $80/TON (AU)
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): North Side Of Willow Cr.
Comment (Production): Some Hand - Sorted Ore Was Shipped At $80/Ton
Comment (Deposit): Strike Of Lodes Varies N 70 - 85 Deg W, Dip Varies 50 - 70 Deg N
Comment (Workings): 3 Tunnels
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Sericitized, Pyritized
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 2
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 29
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
