The Sims Magnetite Deposit is a iron mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,557 feet.
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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: 9,557 Feet (2,913 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 44.37, -113.26440
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Sims Magnetite Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sims Magnetite Deposit
Secondary: Divide
Secondary: Old Timer
Secondary: Tempest
Secondary: Hematite
Secondary: Sunny Side
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
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: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Quinton And Lois Snook
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1988
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): McHugh and others, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 643, P. 250.
Reference (Deposit): Young, D. W., 1961, Iron Ore Occurrences In Idaho: Presentation To The Pacific Northwest Metals And Minerals Conference, Spokane, Wa, April 14, 1961.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): Taber, J. W., 1951, Preliminary Examination Of Sims Magnetite-Copper-Tungsten Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished Report, 2 P.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., Soregaroli, A. E., And Young, D. W., 1962, Gology Of The Iron Deposits Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Unpublished Report, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): Service, A. L., 1956, Investigation Of Sims Magnetite Plug: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Project 2035 Unpublished Report, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P. 129-130.
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