The Buffalo-Idaho Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8392, -115.68330
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Buffalo-Idaho Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buffalo-Idaho Mine
Secondary: Mackay
Secondary: Gold King
Secondary: Mackey
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Sulfides
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Buffalo - Idaho Mining Co. (J. A. Fields, Mgr.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Cross Faults Strike N, Dip 70 Deg W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge; Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
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: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Over $10000 Total Production; Ore Plated Ave. Of $15/Ton
Comment (Development): 4 Stamp Amalgamation Mill
Comment (Geology): Gneiss Trends N - S, Dips About 55 Deg W
Comment (Location): About .75 Mi Nw Of The New York Mine;
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 7-91, 1991, Plate 1, No. 16.
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