The Warm Springs District is a silver, copper, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho.
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:
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.6667, -114.28330
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Warm Springs District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Warm Springs District
Secondary: Triumph mine
Secondary: North Star mine
Secondary: Independence mine
Secondary: Old Triumph mine
Secondary: Lucky G. I. mine
Secondary: Lucky Coin prospect
Secondary: Bald Eagle prospect
Secondary: Baltimore mine
Secondary: C & P Silver mine
Secondary: Elkhorn mine
Secondary: Evelyn prospect
Secondary: Gray Eagle prospect
Secondary: Ida Harlan prospect
Secondary: Jankow prospect
Secondary: Joe Anderson mine
Secondary: June Day mine
Secondary: Leilani prospect
Secondary: Parker Mine
Secondary: Silver Cord prospect
Secondary: Ontario mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: WARM SPRINGS DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MERRIAM, C. W., AND BOZION, C. N., 1942, DETAILED REPORT ON THE TRIUMPH MINE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS, UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): MC KNIGHT, E. T., NEWMAN, W. L., AND HEYL, A. V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., WESTGATE, L.G., AND ROSS, C.P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 814, 250 P.
Reference (Deposit): KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1950, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TRIUMPH-PARKER MINE MINERAL BELT, PT. 2 OF DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET, NO. 90, P. 39-62.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., AND CARR, M.S., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 57, PT. 1
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