The Tin Cup Mine is a zinc mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,919 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.9675, -114.53250
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Tin Cup Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tin Cup Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Yellowjacket District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bluebird Mining Co., Inc.
Owner Name: Hugo A. Simi
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): On W Side Of Yellowjacket Creek Less Than 1 Mi Below Old Town Of Yellowjacket
Comment (Development): 2 Claims, Small Mill
Comment (Geology): Beds Locally Strike Ne, Dip Steeply Se.
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Fault Strikes Ne, Dips 50 Deg Nw.
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissure
Comment (Ownership): 1976: The Mine Ceased Production When The Operator Died, The Mine Is Inactive While The Owners Seek Financing.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1953, Gold - Copper - Lead Deposits Of The Yellowjacket District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 94, 41 P.
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