The Kentuck Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3719, -114.29670
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Kentuck Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kentuck Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mineral Hill And Indian Creek 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: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults, Gouge, Breccia
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Fe Stain, Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): $450,000 value
Comment (Development): Contained the Tennessee, Annie, Alabama, Kentucky, Boulder, Jessie, Endora and Thursday patented claims; 10 - Stamp Mill, Tramway Ball Mill
Comment (Workings): 5 levels
Comment (Geology): Joints trend N 60 - 80 Deg E, Dip 40 - 60 Deg SE; lamprophyre dike trends N 82 Deg E, Dips 70 - 80 Deg SE; rhyolite porphyry dike trends N 40 Deg E, dips nearly vertical
References
Reference (Deposit): Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 64 P.
Reference (Deposit): Gray, F. A., 1927, Ore Deposits Of The Mineral Hill District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Univ. Of Minnesota, Phd Thesis
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Recon A. H. Koschmann And M. H. Bergendahl, Prof. Paper 610
Reference (Production): Gray, F. A., 1927, Univ. Of Minnesota Phd Thesis.
Reference (Deposit): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold-Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof Paper 610, P. 136
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1920, Twenty-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1919.
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