Yellow Pine Mine

The Yellow Pine Mine is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,033 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

Name: Yellow Pine Mine

State: Idaho

County: Valley

Elevation: 6,033 Feet (1,839 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.9269, -115.33580

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Yellow Pine Mine MRDS details

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Antimony

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.

Holdings

Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Ranchers
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Oberbillig Estate
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1983

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1988 -

Production

Year: 1952
Description: Concentrate Sales-Ounces Of Silver 1670000 Ounces Of Silver
Year: 1990
Description: Gold Production 57757 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1990
Description: Silver Production 8419 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1991
Description: Gold Production 17542 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1991
Description: Silver Production 8121 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1992
Description: Gold Production 2013 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1992
Description: Silver Production 1543 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1932
Description: Concentrate Sales-Ounces Of Gold 304480 Ounces Of Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Year First Production: 1938
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: MASSIVE, SHEAR ZONE

Structure

Type: L
Structure: Subsidiary Faults

Type: L
Structure: Shear Zone

Type: R
Structure: Wide Extensive Shear Zone

Type: R
Structure: Meadow Creek Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SERICITIC

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: ADV ARGILLIC

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1981, 3153400 MT ORE WITH STIBNITE (ANTIMONY) NO GRADE GIVEN.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINERALIZED SULFIDE MATERIAL; (15 TO 20 MIL ST) @ 0.09 OZ/T DATE OF RESERVES IS 12/31/92:

Comment (Economic Factors): MINE PLAN FOR DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES INVOLVES TWO PHASED DEVELOPMENT. OXIDES HEAP LEACHED FIRST DURING SULFIDE PREPRODUCTION AND THEN SULFIDE PRODUCTION. D1 AND D2

Comment (Deposit): ANTIMONY-GOLD OREBODY WAS DISCOVERED IN 1900, TUNGSTEN OREBODY WAS DISCOVERED IN 1941. TUNGSTEN OREBODY WAS DEPLETED IN 1945.

References

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING CO 1995 10K, P.34.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING COMPANIES, P276.

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING CO 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.21.

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING CO 1994 10K, P.32.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1995/96, U.S. MINES & MINING COMPANIES, P203.

Reference (Deposit): JAYNE, D., 1977, STIBNITE AREA EXPLORATION REPORT, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT, MARCH 1978.

Reference (Deposit): JORALEMON, P., PRIVATE REPORT DONE FOR RANCHERS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, 1968.

Reference (Deposit): LEONARD, B.F., ORE DEPOSITS RELATED TO THE THUNDER MOUNTAIN CALDERA COMPLEX, PAPER GIVEN AT THE NORTHWEST MINING ASSOCIATION 89TH ANNUAL CONVENTION, DEC. 1-3, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): METALS WEEK, AUGUST 1, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): LEONARD, B.F., GOLD ANOMALY IN SOIL OF THE WEST END CREEK AREA, YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 680, 1973

Reference (Deposit): MINING COST SERVICE, PUBLISHED BY WESTERN MINE ENGINEERING, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, 1983.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HECLA MINING CO 1985 ANNUAL REPORT.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HECLA MINING CO., 1994 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 31-32.

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY, J.D., BAKER, R.E., MECIA, J.A., THE YELLOW PINE MINE, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 144, NO. 4, P. 60-66, APRIL, 1943.

Reference (Deposit): CANADIAN SUPERIOR MINING COMPANY, PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT, 1979, PRIVATE COMPANY MEMORANDA.

Reference (Deposit): SCHEFFEL, R., METALLURGIST FOR RANCHERS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. VERBAL COMMUNICATION, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J., GEOLOGY OF THE TUNGSTEN, ANTIMONY, AND GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR STIBNITE, IDAHO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969F, 1951.

Reference (Deposit): COST REFERENCE GUIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT GUIDE BOOK COMPANY, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, 1953.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 184, NO. 8, AUGUST 1983.

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY,F., SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY MEMORANDUM, 1978.

Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D., PRIVATE COMPANY MEMORANDUM, RANCHERS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, JANUARY 7, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): LASMANIS R WEST END GOLD DEPOSIT YELLOW PINE MINING DISTRICT IDAHO PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 87TH ANNUAL NWMA CONVENTION SPOKANE, WA DEC 3, 191.

Reference (Deposit): FITCH, D., CHIEF GEOLOGIST FOR RANCHERS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, VERBAL COMMUNICATION, DECEMBER 1983.

Reference (Deposit): HALL, R., PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT, CANADIAN SUPERIOR MINING COMPANY, 1979.

Reference (Deposit): JAMES, M. MONTGOMERY, CONSULTING ENGINEER, STIBNITE MINING PROJECT, FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, MAY 1981.

Reference (Deposit): MORRISON-KNUDSEN COMPANY, MINE DEPOSIT FILE REPORT, SUPERIOR MINING COMPANY, WEST END PROPERTY, STIBNITE, IDAHO. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY REPORT CONTRACT NO. S0221-28, SEPTEMBER 1982.

Reference (Deposit): MOTICA, J., PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT, RANCHERS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 1973.

Reference (Deposit): RICHINS, R., ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING AND MONITORING OF GOLD MINING AND HEAP LEACH PROJECTS IN CENTRAL IDAHO-CASE HISTORIES, AIME TALK, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 1983.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, IN HOUSE PRODUCTION RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, K.G., FINAL REPORT BY THE BRADLEY MINING COMPANY TO THE DEFENSE MINERAL EXPLORATION ADMINISTRATION (DMEA), MARCH 1, 1956.

Reference (Deposit): LA HEIST, B.A., 1964, ANTIMONY, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF RECLAMATION, 335 P. (P. 42-44)

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S.W., 1964, TUNGSTEN, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF RECLAMATION, 335 P. (P. 225, 229-230)

Reference (Deposit): BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1964, GOLD, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF RECLAMATION, 335 P. (P. 100)

Reference (Deposit): FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: STIBNITE MINING PROJECT, GOLD MINE AND MILL MAY, 1981

Reference (Deposit): STRAAM ENGINEERS INC., CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. J0255026, 1979, 374 P.

Reference (Deposit): CRYER, E., SUPERVISING ENGINEER, JAMES M. MONTGOMERY CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC., BOISE, IDAHO, VERBAL COMMUNICATION.

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