Smith Mine

The Smith Mine is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Smith Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritized

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitized

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HAND - SORTED ORE: $80/TON (AU)

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): North Side Of Willow Cr.

Comment (Production): Some Hand - Sorted Ore Was Shipped At $80/Ton

Comment (Deposit): Strike Of Lodes Varies N 70 - 85 Deg W, Dip Varies 50 - 70 Deg N

Comment (Workings): 3 Tunnels

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Sericitized, Pyritized

References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 2

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 29

Idaho Gold

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