The Picket Pin Mine is a gold mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,921 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: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.6161, -116.10670
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Picket Pin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Picket Pin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Shaw Mtn. 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
Owner Name: Picket Pin Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Boise Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $4 TO $7/TON IN 1907.
Materials
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Development): 14 Claims
Comment (Location): Halfway Between Big Giant Mine And Boise City
Comment (Deposit): System Of 3 Parallel Veins
Comment (Deposit): May Be The Same Mine As The Goldenstar: No.7
References
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907, P. 17
Reference (Deposit): 1908 Compile 9th Ann. Rept. Of Mining Industry For 1907
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.
