Jil Claims

The Jil Claims is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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

Name: Jil Claims  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.75, -114.52310

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Jil Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jil Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Shama Minerals
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1990


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL.SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-0122, 1986, 5 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-57, 1990, 16 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPNE-FILE REPORT MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 186-194.


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