General Electric-Miller Mine

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

Name: General Electric-Miller Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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