Gilmore Mine

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

Name: Gilmore Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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