Silver Burg Mine

The Silver Burg Mine is a gold mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,509 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

Name: Silver Burg Mine

State:  Idaho

County:  Owyhee

Elevation: 5,509 Feet (1,679 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.1608, -116.83610

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Silver Burg Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Burg Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Owyhee


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Brunner; Big Buzz Mining And Development, Inc.
Company ID: 1001342
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


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 (Location): 20 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 45 AT THE HEAD OF SUCCOR CREEK


References

Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATED MARCH 1979


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