Morning Glory

The Morning Glory is a gold mine located in Lemhi 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

Name: Morning Glory

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2333, -113.98330

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Morning Glory MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morning Glory


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Battle Mountain Exploration Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1995

Owner Name: Formation Capital Corp.
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1995


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: 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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION IS T22N R21W BOISE MERIDIAN; IT CONTAINS 2733 ACRES (1106 HA).

Comment (Ownership): UNDER THE JV AGREEMENT, BATTLE MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION COMPANY MAY EARN A 60% INTEREST BY ACTING AS OPERATOR AND INCURRING US$1,500,000 FOR EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES.


References

Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, NOV 8, 1995, P 1.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, JUN 19, 1995, P 15.


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