Wiseboy Mine

The Wiseboy Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Wiseboy Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

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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