Even Chance Claim

The Even Chance Claim is a antimony 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

Name: Even Chance Claim  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation:

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 43.8322, -114.83360

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Even Chance Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Even Chance Claim
Secondary: Brinegar Property


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Vienna District


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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: C. E. Brinegar
Home Office: Boise, Id.

Owner Name: Fred Osmers
Home Office: Tacoma, Wa.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED W. OF SMILEY CREEK, ABOUT 400 FT ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR.

Comment (Development): TWO D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATIONS WERE MADE (DOCKET NOS. 1538 AND 2417) IN THE EARLY 1950'S.

Comment (Workings): TWO SMALL OPEN CUTS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1951.

Comment (Geology): PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTS CROP OUT NEARBY.

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NOS. 1538 AND 2417. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA


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