Italian Mine

The Italian Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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

Name: Italian Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2244, -114.19720

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Italian Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Italian Mine
Secondary: Golden Fissure


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Leesburg Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1892
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

Form: STRINGERS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fractures, Joints


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains, Sericite


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MINERALIZED GRANITE RAN $2-4 AU/TON.


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Specularite


Comments

Comment (Location): On Arnett Creek 3.5 miles from Napias Creek.

Comment (Production): Approximate Value $170,000

Comment (Development): 30-stamp mill

Comment (Workings): Tunnels, shaft, open cuts; 80 acres placer diggings both below and above Italian Mine

Comment (Geology): Dike trends N 60 Deg W and is 100 ft. wide


References

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 P

Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 52

Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 528.


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