Silver Monarch Mine

The Silver Monarch Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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: Silver Monarch Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2258, -115.70030

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Silver Monarch Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Monarch Mine
Secondary: Keystone


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Joseph Pischke, Roy C. Curtis, Joe Mulligan, Mrs. Belle C. Curtis


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE $10/TON IN 1899


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): W. Of Keystone Meadows, On Spring Creek

Comment (Development): 3 Patented Claims

Comment (Workings): Several Tunnels, 1 Shaft, Stopes All Inaccessible

Comment (Geology): Quartz Monzonite Strikes About N 20 Deg W And Dips About 58 Deg Ne


References

Reference (Deposit): 1900 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45

Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, 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.

Reference (Deposit): Czizek, J. A., 1900, Report Of The Inspector Of Mines For The State Of Idaho For The Year 1899


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