The Adelmann Group is a gold mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.5953, -116.04720
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Adelmann Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Adelmann Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Black Hornet 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: Adelmann Brothers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Boise Ridge - Lucky Peak Area
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PROD: <$300,000
References
Reference (Deposit): Savage, C. N., 1958, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Ada And Canyon Counties: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 3, P. 52 - 53
Reference (Deposit): 1958 Other Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. County Rept. No.
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W. 1898 USGS 18th Ann Rpt, Part 3, P. 704
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