The West End is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,280 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: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.9317, -115.31670
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West End MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West End
Secondary: Stibnite
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pioneer Metals
Company ID: 1001375
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1986
Owner Name: Mining Finance Corp.
Company ID: 1001375
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1986
Owner Name: Trv Minerals
Company ID: 1001375
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1986
Owner Name: Pioneer Metals Corp.
Company ID: 1001375
Percent: 48.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1986
Production
Year: 1984
Description: 431000 Mt Ore/Yr
Year: 1982
Description: 514000 Mt Ore/Yr
Year: 1982
Description: 159000 Mt Ore/Yr
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1982
Discovery Year: 1972
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 (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE AND PRODUCTION DATA INCLUDED WITH STIBNITE MINE DATA.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RECOVERABLE INDICATED RESERVES, AS OF JANUARY, 1982 BEFORE THE START OF PROCESSING OPERATIONS. THE NORTH WEST END DEPOSIT CONTAINED 399,000 METRIC TONS AT 1.25 GM/MT GOLD. THE GARNET CREEK DEPOSIT CONTAINED 252,000 METRIC TONS AT 5.30 GM/MT GOLD. SOME SILVER IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE ORES BUT THE AMOUNT IS OF LITTLE COMMERCIAL VALUE.
Comment (Environmental Factors): SEASONAL OPERATION FROM MAY TO END OF NOVEMBER. FIVE REUSABLE ASPHALT PADS, 50 DAY CYCLE PER PAD: 10 DAYS TO LOAD, 20 DAYS TO LEACH, 10 DAYS TO NEUTRALIZE, AND 10 DAYS TO OFFLOAD ON TOP OF OLD TAILINGS FROM YELLOWPINE MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. V. 77, NO. 32, 1988.
Reference (Deposit): MCCALL, IDAHO, SEPTEMBER 1, 1982.
Reference (Deposit): THE STAR-NEWS. THE BEES IN STIBNITE ARE AFTER GOLD.
Reference (Deposit): PIONEER METALS CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, MARCH 1986, 24 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES, MAFO, DENVER, COLORADO, SEPTEMBER 1982, 22 PP.
Reference (Deposit): IDAO. MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, U. S.
Reference (Deposit): MORRISON-KNUDSEN COMPANY, INC. WEST END PROPERTY, STIBNITE
Reference (Deposit): MINING PROJECT, GOLD MINE AND MILL. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
Reference (Deposit): 969-F, 1951, PP. 189-190.
Reference (Deposit): JAMES M. MONTGOMERY - CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC. STIBNITE
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS NEAR STIBNITE, IDAHO. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R. GEOLOGY OF THE TUNGSTEN ATIMONY AND GOLD
Reference (Deposit): AREA, YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO. U. S.
Reference (Deposit): SERVICE, 1981, 164 PP.
Reference (Deposit): LEONARD, B. F. GOLD ANOMALY IN SOIL OF THE WEST END CREEK
Reference (Deposit): IMPACT STATEMENT, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 680, 1973, 16 PP.
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