Adelmann Group

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

Name: Adelmann Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Ada

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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