The Silver Cord Vein Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,375 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: 7,375 Feet (2,248 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.0011, -116.70830
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Silver Cord Vein Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Cord Vein Mine
Secondary: South Poorman
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: French 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Discovery Method: Unknown
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: Owyhee Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RATIO OF GOLD TO SILVER BY WEIGHT IS 1:4
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE WORTH $30 A TON IN 1870
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR 1869 WAS $18,000 AND IN 1885 $6,976.
Comment (Workings): MINE HAS 5 LEVELS
Comment (Location): MINE IS LOCATED ON SILVER CORD CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75-205 (PT. 3)
Reference (Deposit): 1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN. REPT
Reference (Production): LINDGREN, W., 1898, USGS, 20TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3, P. 75-205.
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