The Wolframite Mine is a tungsten mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,350 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: 9,350 Feet (2,850 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 43.5003, -113.67060
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Wolframite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wolframite Mine
Secondary: Independence Claims
Secondary: Blizzard Mountain Hubnerite
Secondary: Nelson Tungsten Property
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Nelson, S. O.
Years: 1919 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, VEINLETS, BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Chlorite
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericite
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Mn Stains
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Selenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Psilomelane
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Deposit Dips Steeply Nw And Also Se From 60-70 Deg
Comment (Location): On The Crest Of A Ridge Overlooking Head Of Lava Creek; About 200 Yd Nw Blizzard Mtn Triangulation Monument
Comment (Production): Item 8 Totaled 20 Sacks . Production Is For 1916 Or 1917 .
Comment (Development): Deposit Named Independence Claims By Livingston (1919)
Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Mn Stains, Sericite, Chlorite, Oxidation
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Brecciated Zone At Contact Of Granite And Limestone And Quartzite
References
Reference (Production): Livingston, D. C., 1919, Univ. Idaho Bulletin 2, V. 14
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits In South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.
Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D. C., 1919, Tungsten, Cinnabar, Manganese, Molybdenum, And Tin Deposits Of Idaho: Univ. Of Idaho Bulletin 2, V. 14.
Reference (Deposit): Lemmon, D.M. And Tweto, O.L., 1962, USGS Map; Mr-25.
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