The Devore Claim is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.5819, -114.05530
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Devore Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Devore Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. F. Devore
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SE SLOPE OF ALLAN MT.
Comment (Workings): 48 FT INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL PITS & TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): FOLIATION OF THE SCHIST STRIKES N 44 DEG E AND DIPS 50 DEG NW
References
Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON A. F. TRITES AND E. W. TOOKER, BULL. 988-H
Reference (Deposit): TRITES, A. F., AND TOOKER, E. W., 1953, URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL IDAHO, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULLETIN 988-H, P. 157 - 209
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