The General Electric-Miller Mine is a tungsten mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 44.53472, -113.69833
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General Electric-Miller Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: General Electric-Miller Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blue Wing District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: General Electric
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn And Cu-Stain
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Huebnerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM 8 WAS EXPERIMENTAL SHIPMENT
Comment (Development): 24 UNPATENTED, 24 PATENTED CLAIMS, MAJOR CLAIMS ARE MAZDA NO. 20 AND 33 CLAIMS AND PATTERSON NO. 2 CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE PROVIDED ORE FOR SHIPMENT; THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER VEINS ON THE PROPERTY, THESE TREND FROM N 40 DEG W TO N 80 DEG E, DIP NW, NE, AND SW, AND ARE NO LARGER THAN 1 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): PITS, TUNNELS, SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., AND LEMMON, D. M., 1941 , TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF THE BLUE WING DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL 931 -A, 21 P
Reference (Deposit): 1941 DIREXPL GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., USGS BULL 931-A
Reference (Deposit): 1941 RECON E. CALLAGHAN AND D. M. LEMMON, BULL 931-A
Reference (Production): CALLAGHAN, E., AND LEMMON, D. M., 1941, USGS BULL 931-A
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