The Wiseboy Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.6383, -115.68130
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Wiseboy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wiseboy Mine
Secondary: Wise Boy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. N. Oliver
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Fault Trends N 10 Deg W, Dips 60 Deg E
Alterations
Not available
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 Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Foliation Of Inclusions Strikes Between N 10 Deg W And N 60 Deg W, Dips Between 65 Deg W And 65 Deg E
Comment (Commodity): No Quartz Seen Underground
Comment (Location): On S Slope Of North Pole, Near Head Of Wiseboy Creek
Comment (Development): 10 - Stamp Mill
References
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: U. S. Geological Survey Circ. 9, 89 P
Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ.
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
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