The Magdalena is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,119 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.4839, -114.32560
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Magdalena MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Magdalena
Secondary: Colorado Gulch
Secondary: Atlantis
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Atlantis Mining And Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1988 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1989
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 (Deposit): START-UP 1989.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON A.L.1950 IDA BMGEOL PAM 90 P24
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY, 1988.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPT. OF HEALTH AND WELFARE. MINE FILES. REVIEWED IN
Reference (Deposit): 1989, TWIN FALLS, ID.
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P33.
Idaho Gold
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