The Big Ben Mine is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.9183, -115.84140
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Big Ben Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Ben Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Idaho City
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite, Pyrite
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): LATE 1890'S - SOME ORE MILLED. 1927 - 1932 - SOME ORE STOPED AND TREATED IN A SMALL STAMP MILL. NO PRODUCTION FIGURES
Comment (Workings): QUARTZ VEIN 3 - 30 INCHES THICK, IN THE FISSURE ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944 - C P. 24
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944 -
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L. 1947, USGS BULL. 944 - C P. 243
Idaho Gold
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