The Yellow Pine Mine is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.92722, -115.33472
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Yellow Pine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow Pine Mine
Secondary: Hennessey Lode
Secondary: Hennessey Camp Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine 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
Owner Name: Yellow Pine Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS $100/TON AU AND $20/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE TRENDS N 45 DEG E
References
Reference (Deposit): CURRIER, L. W., 1935, A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 43, 27 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 RECON SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 78
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., 1926, ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 780, PP. 137 - 167.
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