The Gilmore Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,844 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: 7,844 Feet (2,391 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.4522, -113.28470
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Gilmore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gilmore Mine
Secondary: Neversweat
Secondary: United Idaho Mining Co.
Secondary: Silver Dollar Prospect
Secondary: Pittsburg-Idaho
Secondary: Sixteen-To-One
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Texas
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: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: United Id Min. Co., A Subsid. Of Us Smelt, Refin And Mg. Co
Company ID: 1001527
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Wad
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Calamine
Unknown: Pyromorphite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 528, P 99-103
Reference (Deposit): ANN RPT MNG IDA FOR 1904, P 102, 1911, P 78 AND OTHER YEARS
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