The Red Elephant Mine is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.49889, -114.42972
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Red Elephant Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Elephant Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Eureka Development Co., Ltd.
Production
Year: 1900
Time Period: 1882-1900
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Au, Cu, 135 Oz Ag/Ton, 65% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Red Elephant Fault Strikes N 50 Deg E And Dips 50 - 65 Deg S.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 1/2 MI UP BULLION GULCH
Comment (Production): ZN AND CU PRODUCTION, 1904 - 1918: 170,615 LB. ZN; 7,425 LB. CU. TOTAL PRODUCTION ROUGHLY ESTIMATED AT $1,400,000.
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.
Reference (Deposit): GRINER, W.C., 1974, SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973-1974
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL, WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Deposit): 1974 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1973-1974
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814
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