The Amagosa Mine is a lead and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2431, -113.94420
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Amagosa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amagosa Mine
Secondary: Queen of the Hills Mine
Secondary: Queen and Crescent
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Crescent
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Carroll Wells
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
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: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NELLIE OR QUEEN VEINS CONTAIN ABOUT 0.25 OZ. AU/TON. EVA VEIN AVERAGED 0.2, BUT CONTAINED UP TO 1.0 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Above Dip Refers To Queen Vein. Nellie And Eva Veins Dip 80 To 85 Deg Nw. 5 Shoots. Bands, Stringers
Comment (Workings): Mine Worked On 5 Levels.
Comment (Location): 2.5 Mi Due W Of Carmen ; Info From Land.St :(1978)
Comment (Production): Au Production Less Than 5000 Ounces.
Comment (Development): 15 - Stamp Mill (Remains)
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation, Gouge
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fault Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 528.
Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1962, Amagosa: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
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