The Ulysses Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.46, -114.13780
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Ulysses Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ulysses Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Indian Creek 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Kitty Burton Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Description: Gneissic Granite
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Description: Gneissic Granite
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Faults
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Location): About 2 Mi N Of Junction Of Cow Gulch And Indian Creek
Comment (Workings): 4 Tunnels
References
Reference (Production): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, USGS Prof. Paper 610, P. 136
Reference (Deposit): Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 64 P.
Reference (Deposit): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof. Paper 610, P. 136
Reference (Deposit): Jacobs, M. H., 1902, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1901.
Reference (Deposit): Uhay, J.S., 1964, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Report No 1, P 68-74
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