New York Mine

The New York Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: New York Mine
Secondary: Anaconda & Illinois Claims Included
Secondary: Shamrock
Secondary: Fall Creek
Secondary: Ace Gold Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Nez Perce National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Havilah Mines, Ltd.
Home Office: 10145 NW Lee St, Portland, OR 97229
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: White, H. C.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults Trend N - N 30 Deg E, Dip 30 - 60 Deg Ne

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 - 1.25 OZ. AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): Quartzite Trends N 30 Deg E, Dips 40 Deg Se

Comment (Location): On Divide Between Fall And Little Leggett Creeks

Comment (Production): Production Total Between $40000 - $45000 Prior To 1933

Comment (Development): Amalgamation Mill. Anaconda Group Was Located In 1900; New York And Illinois Groups Were Located 1910. 5 - Ton Stamp Steam Mill. 22 Claims

References

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 7-91, 1991, Plate 1, No. 17.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 969-F, P. 151-197.

Reference (Deposit): Ida. Bureau Of Mines Pamphlet 43.

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.

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