The Ella Mine is a silver mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.6039, -113.57890
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Ella Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ella Mine
Secondary: Rattlesnake
Secondary: Last Chance
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Era Mining And Development Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1883
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED ORE SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.01 OZ AU AND 18.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINED 8% PB, 5-10% ZN, 12 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Head Of Champagne Creek
Comment (Deposit): Alignment Of Cuts On Surface Suggest Vein Is Several Thousand Ft Long
Comment (Production): 10000 Tons Prod(Anderson 1929)
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32
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