The Monumental Gold Mining Corp. is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,919 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: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.1033, -115.12920
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Monumental Gold Mining Corp. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monumental Gold Mining Corp.
Secondary: Idaho Central Mine
Secondary: Copper Mtn
Secondary: Greenjacket Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Monumental Gold Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining 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 (Geology): A SAMPLE OF THE SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE CONTAINED A TRACE GOLD AND SILVER, AVE. 1.01 PERCENT COPPER AND SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS INDICATED ABOUT 70 PPM (.007%) COBALT.
References
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO; USGS BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): 1304; 1973, P. 304.
Idaho Gold
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