The Snowstorm Deposit is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.7967, -115.40080
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Snowstorm Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snowstorm Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5 FT OF $35 ORE CARRIED 7 % CU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 48, 1939, P. 32-33.
Reference (Deposit): Msha Rpt 1982
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): Welch, R. K., 1910, Development Of The Elk City District, Idaho: The Mining World, V. 32, No. 2, P. 65 - 66.
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934 , Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562 , 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 703
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