The Ludwig Deposit is a silver, gold, and tungsten mine located in Valley 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
Elevation: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 45.1247, -115.41030
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Ludwig Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ludwig Deposit
Secondary: Laufer and Davis
Secondary: Davis
Secondary: Nevitt
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Big Creek 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Fracturing
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. $50 - $100/TON (1913
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): S. SIDE OF N. FK. OF LOGAN CREEK.
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IS CONTINUATION OF ANTIMONY RAINBOW GROUP AND INDEPENDENCE PROPERTIES
References
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.
Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S. W., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCE - TUNGSTEN, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 223 - 233.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1912, BIG CREEK GOLD DISTRICT, IDAHO: ENG. MINING JOUR. V. 94, NO. 19, P. 891 - 892.
Reference (Deposit): KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 50
Reference (Deposit): 1913 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
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