The West End Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,240 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: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.9317, -115.31670
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West End Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West End Mine
Secondary: Stibnite Mine
Secondary: Stibnite Prospect
Secondary: West End Group
Secondary: West End Creek Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pegasus Gold Corp.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Pioneer Metals Corp.
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Stibnite Mine Inc. (Sub Of Dakota Mining Corp.)
Company ID: 1001375
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1986 -
Owner Name: Dakota Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1986 -
Production
Year: 1991
Mined: 863639.000 mt
Year: 1992
Mined: 738448.000 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1993
Mined: 82553.000 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1994
Year: 1995
Mined: 493508.000 mt
Material type: ore
Year: 1996
Mined: 840960.000 mt
Material type: ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1986
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROVEN + PROBABLE RESERVES; 12/31/96.
Comment (Ownership): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION ACQUIRED 50% INTEREST IN MINE FROM PIONEER METALS CORPORATION, 1986. THE REMAINING 50% INTEREST FROM PEGASUS GOLD CORPORATION IN 1991.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES FOR 1993 FROM RANDOL 1993/94.
References
Reference (Deposit): DAKOTA MINING CORP. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P12, FORM 10-K, P26.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996-97, U.S. MINES AND MINING COMPANIES, P201. (SEE ALSO RANDOL 1994/95 DIRECTORY, P274).
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION, 1996 FORM 10-K (A), P22.
Reference (Deposit): CURRIER, 1935, IBMG PAMP 43.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL.
Reference (Production): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION, FORM 10-K (A), P20.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORP., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P12.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORP., 1995 FORM 10-K, P26.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V106 N29, 7-19-95, P.3.
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