Mother Lode Mine

The Mother Lode Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mother Lode Mine
Secondary: General Grant

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City District

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (ICMC)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1996 -

Owner Name: George Brown

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: LENS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Silicification

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN ASSAYED $10 TO $20/TON

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): 4 Claims

References

Reference (Ownership): Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (Icmc) Sept., 30, 1996, Nr1296, New Release.

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

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.

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.

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