Kentuck Mine

The Kentuck Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 feet.

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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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