The Rosetta, Big & Little Smokey is a gold, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Camas county, Idaho.
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:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.58333, -114.83333
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Rosetta, Big & Little Smokey MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rosetta, Big & Little Smokey
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROX.
Comment (Production): PLACER PROD. - $270,000; LODE PROD. ABOUT $50,000 (ROSS, 1941)
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM, ALDER CREEK, LITTLE SMOKY, AND WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICTS, CUSTER AND CAMAS COUNTIES, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 33, P. 19-2
Reference (Production): ROSS, 1930
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