The Carmen Creek Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,841 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: 6,841 Feet (2,085 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.28583, -113.73667
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Carmen Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carmen Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Carmen Creek 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Miner Lake Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.9 MI N66W OF FREEMAN PK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Commodity): SHALLOW OXIDATION ZONE
Comment (Development): FORD QUARTZ MILL
Comment (Location): AT CONFLUENCE WITH SALMON RIVER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
References
Reference (Deposit): MACKENZIE, W. O., 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A SECTION OF THE BEAVERHEAD RANGE, EAST OF SALMON, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 52 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 528.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY; BULL. 52
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