The Black Lake Mine is a gold mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1867, -116.56810
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Black Lake Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Lake Mine
Secondary: Idaho Gold Coin
Secondary: Summit Claims
Secondary: Maid of Erin Claims
Secondary: Summit Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Gold Coin Mining And Milling Co. ( 1915 )
Owner Name: Henry A. And B. F. Salzer
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1893
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: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): None Of Ore Was Crushed Below 20 Mesh
Comment (Production): Item 8 From Claim Group 1, Averaging $10/Ton. Claim Group 2 Averaged $12/Ton In Au. Total Production Value $125,000.
Comment (Development): 10 Patended Claims. Cyanide Plant And Tram.
Comment (Deposit): Vein Attitude Given Above Is On One Claim Group; Vein On Second Claim Group Strikes N 15 Deg E, Dips 70 Deg Nw
Comment (Workings): 2 Tunnels On Each Claim Group
References
Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 35-37
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1
Reference (Production): Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Id. Burr. Mines & Geol. Bulletin 1
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