Rabbitfoot Mine

The Rabbitfoot Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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

Name: Rabbitfoot Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.8839, -114.33810

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Rabbitfoot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rabbitfoot Mine
Secondary: Rame
Secondary: Rabbit Foot Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gravel Range 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1872
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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 5000 Ft Tunnel, 2 Shafts, 10 Stamp Mill


References

Reference (Production): Ross, C. P., 1927 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.


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