Chamelion Lode

The Chamelion Lode is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,121 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: Chamelion Lode  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.5336, -113.99580

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Chamelion Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chamelion Lode
Secondary: Bull of the Woods


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville 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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Discovery Year: 1889
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): ON THE SLOPE BREAK BETWEEN DITCH CR. AND THE MOUNTAIN TO THE WEST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Development): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS, 1 PATENTED MILLSITE, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 784 A &B CHILEAN MILL ON PROPERTY IN 1890; UMPLEBY REPORTED A LARGE STAMP MILLUNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1910


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 528, P. 134


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