Tormey Mine

The Tormey Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Tormey Mine
Secondary: Greenhorn
Secondary: Tormay
Secondary: Tornay
Secondary: Torney

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: W. M. And G. A. Snow, R. E. Wickham

Owner Name: John Tormey

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1918
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: BANDS, MASSES

Structure

Type: R
Structure: Salmon River Mountain Anticline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Mica

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): Center Of Sect. 33, On Ridge Top North Of Perreau Ck. (Formerly Corral Ck) 4.5 Mi West Of Mouth ; Info From Land.St :(1978)

Comment (Deposit): Shear Zone Curves From N 30 Deg W To N 70 Deg W; Rattlesnake Zone Strikes N 66 Deg W, Dips 55 Deg Sw

Comment (Development): 2 Patented Claims

Comment (Workings): 2 Tunnels

Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Regional - Mine On E. Flank Of Salmon River Mtn. Anticline

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Mica, Oxidation

References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, E.L., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C.P., 1925 , The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 774 , 44 P.

Reference (Production): Anderson, A.L., 1956 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106 , 102 P.

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et Al., Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series

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