The Hidden Treasure Mine is a lead mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 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
Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 43.5867, -114.66720
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Hidden Treasure Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure Mine
Secondary: Tamarack Sherman
Secondary: Sherman Mine
Secondary: Big Five
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Little Smoky 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 10 OZ. AG AND 0.2 OZ. AU/TON IN ORE BLOCKED OUT
Analytical Data: 15 - 20% PB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 4 Unpatented Claims ; Econ.Com: (1913) 20 Miles To Nearest Railroad Shipping Point.
Comment (Production): $8,000 Production
Comment (Workings): 40 - Ft. Shaft And 3 Tunnels
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249
Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P, P. 24
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