Heine Mine

The Heine Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: Heine Mine
Secondary: Golden Bell

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Year: 1915
Time Period: 1911-1915
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.9 Oz Au/Ton, Ag, Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SEAMS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N 5 Deg E And Dips 65 Deg W.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Location): HEAD OF GALENA GULCH

Comment (Deposit): 2 TUNNEL LEVELS. FRACTURE ZONE STRIKES N 13 - 80 DEG W AND DIPS 35 DEG SW ON UPPER LEVELS AND 50 - 60 DEG SW ON LOWEST LEVEL.

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP HEWETT, D. F., BULL. 814

Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90

Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90

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