The Silver Cliff Lode is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.9128, -115.49470
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Silver Cliff Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Cliff Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hennessey, Albert
Owner Name: Idaho Minerals Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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 - Antimony Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: TRACE AG, 4.2 % SB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS FOUND IN N-S SILICEOUS MINERALIZED ZONE
Comment (Workings): 1 TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., 1926, ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 780, PP 137-167.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1935, THE GOLD RESOURCES OF IDAHO: MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 33, NO. 37, P. 6 - 7.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 RECON SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 78
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