The Charity Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2456, -115.67940
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Charity Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Charity Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Unity Gold Production Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1877
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 Mi. SE Little Giant Mine
Comment (Workings): Workings Now Inaccessible
Comment (Deposit): Charity Vein Tungsten Discovery Was First Recorded Occurrence Of Tungsten In Idaho
Comment (Location): Property Crosses The Tailholt Trail And Can Be Reached By Automobile From Warren Over A Fair Road That Leads Up Charity Gulch.
References
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South - Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., 1964, Mineral Resource - Tungsten, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 223 - 233
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1900, The Gold And Silver Veins Of Silver City, De Lamar And Other Mining Districts In Idaho: USGS 20th Annual Rept., Pt. Iii, P. 67 - 256.
Reference (Deposit): 1900 Recon W. Lindgren, 20th Annual Rept., Pt. Iii
Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.
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