Minnehaha Vein Deposit

The Minnehaha Vein Deposit is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,402 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: Minnehaha Vein Deposit  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2328, -115.71110

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Minnehaha Vein Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Minnehaha Vein Deposit
Secondary: Pickell


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren 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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: C. H. Pickell And Sons

Owner Name: Clarence Pickell, Mrs. G. M. Waterhouse


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: 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
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED ORE ASSAYED 63 OZ AG, 1.5 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: QUARTZ CARRIES 20 OZ AG, 0.5 OZ AU/TON.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): Near Divide Between Heads Of Webfoot Creek And Hall'S Gulch

Comment (Development): 1 Claim

Comment (Workings): 2 Shafts, Trenches, Prospect Pits


References

Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.


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