The Eureka Mine is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.5031, -114.40920
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Eureka Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: H. E. Anderson
Owner Name: Eureka Development Co.
Production
Year: 1891
Time Period: 1883-1891
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Avg 9 Oz Ag/Ton, 8% Pb
Year: 1923
Time Period: 1905-1923 ?
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Au, Cu, Up To 130 Oz Ag/Ton, Up To 70% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
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
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 9 OZ AG/TON AND 8% PB, BUT CARRIED UP TO 65 OZ AG/TON AND 60% PB
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Andalusite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): GROSS VALUE OF ORE PRODUCED, 1880 - 1887: $141,162.
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, FIRST ANNUAL REPT. ADDENDUM, JULY 1974 - JUNE 1975, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR ANN. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY LIST, 1974
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., WESTGATE, L. G., ROSS, C. P., 1930, USGS BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
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