Clipper Bullion Mine

The Clipper Bullion Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Clipper Bullion Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mackinaw 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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. E. S. Suydam
Years: 1906 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Minor Faults, Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Leaching , Fe Stains

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOME ORE HAS AVG. $43/TON A

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM 8 VALUE $60,000 ; ITEM 9 VALUE $15,000

Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS, TRAMWAY, HENNESSEY, CLIPPER BULLION, THE LATTER DESCRIBED ABOVE. TRAMWAY VEIN IS 3 FT. WIDE, TRENDS N 70 DEG E, AND DIPS 80 DEG SE. HENNESSEY VEIN 20 INCHES WIDE, TRENDS N 20 DEG E, DIPS 85 DEG SE

Comment (Geology): 2 SETS OF JOINTS 1 SET TRENDS N 25 DEG E AND DIPS 75- 85 DEG SE, 2ND SET TRENDS N 70 DEG E AND DIPS 80 DEG SE

Comment (Development): 10 CLAIMS, 5-STAMP MILL.

References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.

Reference (Deposit): JACOBS, M. H., 1903, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1902.

Reference (Deposit): GRAY, F.A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PHD THESIS

Reference (Deposit): 1903 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1902

Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, BULL. 528

Reference (Production): GRAY, F.A., 1927, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PHD THESIS

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