The Snowshoe Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1986, -115.07000
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Snowshoe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snowshoe Mine
Secondary: Orofino
Secondary: Jensen Group
Secondary: Janson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Ramey Ridge 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: David Creech, Far West Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1916-1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ave. 25-40 Oz. Au/Ton, 15-20 Oz Ag/Ton, Cu, Pb
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1916-1947
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Assayed $200 Au, $18 Ag/Ton, 6 - 10% Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, KIDNEYS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Numerous Folds And Splits
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1929, ORE CARRIED $20 TO $50/TON IN AU AND AG. AVERAGE ASSAYS OF HIGH GRADE ORE: 25 TO 40 OZ AU, 15 TO 20 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): The Snowshoe Mine Is The Most Important Mineral Property In The Ramey Ridge District. It Is In Showshoe Gulch, On The North Side Of Crooked Creek, About 19 Miles By Rough Single- Lane Road From Big Creek Idaho. Workings Also Extends Into Valley County.
Comment (Development): 16 Lode, 2 Placer Claims; Blacksmith And Assay Shops, 25 Ton - Per - Day Mill
Comment (Geology): Fracture Trends N 45 Deg W, 55 Deg Ne
Comment (Commodity): Concentrates Assayed $200 Au, $18 Ag, 6 - 10% Cu/Ton
References
Reference (Deposit): WFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160490273
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bur Mines Pamph 44.
Reference (Production): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, USGS Bulletin 1304
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
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