Charles Wain Mine

The Charles Wain Mine is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,799 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

Name: Charles Wain Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.4475, -114.70500

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Charles Wain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Charles Wain Mine
Secondary: Arcade
Secondary: Victor
Secondary: Gold Star


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee Fork 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: Challis National Forest


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS - THE SMALLER VEIN STRIKES N 32 DEG E, DIPS 50 - 60 DEG NW.

Comment (Location): HEAD OF 8 MILE CREEK AND ACROSS TOP OF ESTES MTN.


References

Reference (Deposit): STILES, C. A., 1976 , GEOLOGY AND ALTERATION OF THE WEST FORK MAYFIELD CREEK AREA, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, P. 103 - 106 .

Reference (Deposit): 1949 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 8

Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 83, P. 31.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1949, SILVER - GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, 37 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 477, P. 219.


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