Silver Spray Mine

The Silver Spray Mine is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 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: Silver Spray Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Gem

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.8558, -116.31170

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Silver Spray Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Spray Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View District


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): Some Good Ore Was Shipped, Amount And Grade Unknown

Comment (Location): N. Side Of Willow Cr.

Comment (Workings): 1 Short Tunnel

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissure Zone


References

Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, Waldemar, 1897, The Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: USGS 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. Iii P. 71

Reference (Production): Lindgren, W., 1897, USGS 18th Ann. Rep., Pt. Iii P. 715


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