Ebenezer Claim

The Ebenezer Claim is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Ebenezer Claim  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.9269, -116.02360

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Ebenezer Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ebenezer Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Quartzburg 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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Boise Ridge


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1898, MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO BASIN AND BOISE RIDGE, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 18TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3, P. 690

Reference (Deposit): 1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN - 18TH ANN. REPT., PT.


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