Ulysses Mine

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

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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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