Richmond Mine

The Richmond Mine is a copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,040 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: Richmond Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: St. Joe 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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Day Mines Inc.

Production

Year: 1911
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^10 % Cu
Year: 1917
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^6.17 % Cu, 0.156 Oz Au
Year: 1918
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^8.4% Cu, 0.189 Oz Au, 0.64 Oz/Ton Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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: St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation; Gossan

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR BITTERROOT DIVIDE. N OF MONITOR.

Comment (Production): 17 CARLOADS OF 10% CU ORE PRODUCED IN 1916 WITH NET VALUE OF $20,000.

References

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1918 , NINETEENTH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1917 , P. 77 - 78

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211

Reference (Deposit): KATZ, F. J., 1927 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1924 , PART 1 - METALS: USBM, P. 275 - 284 .

Reference (Deposit): 5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, APRIL 13 , 1974 .

Reference (Deposit): 6) COLLIER, A. J., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 135

Reference (Deposit): 1905 RECON A. J. COLLIER BULL. 285

Reference (Deposit): 1914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 540

Reference (Deposit): 1918 COMPILE 19TH ANN. REPT. OF THE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR, 1917

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1927 COMPILE USBM, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1924 , PT. 1

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P. GERRY, C. N., 1920 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1918 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 492 . GERRY, C. N., 1919 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 489

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