Dollarhide Mine

The Dollarhide Mine is a silver mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,701 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

Name: Dollarhide Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

Elevation: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.6033, -114.68420

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Dollarhide Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dollarhide Mine
Secondary: East Carrie Leonard Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Little Smoky 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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES, TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 40 - 60 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): On Divide Between Carrie Leonard And Warm Springs Creeks.

Comment (Production): Produced About $75,000

Comment (Development): 17 Claims; Partly Dismantled 40 - Ton Concentrating Mill.

Comment (Deposit): Vein Dips 60 Deg Sw In The Eastern Part Of The Mine, 70 Deg Ne In The Western Part

Comment (Workings): 4 Tunnels


References

Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 177-180.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1906, Seventh Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1905


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