Amagosa Mine

The Amagosa Mine is a lead and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Amagosa Mine
Secondary: Queen of the Hills Mine
Secondary: Queen and Crescent
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Crescent

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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

Owner Name: Carroll Wells

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSE

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NELLIE OR QUEEN VEINS CONTAIN ABOUT 0.25 OZ. AU/TON. EVA VEIN AVERAGED 0.2, BUT CONTAINED UP TO 1.0 OZ/TON

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Above Dip Refers To Queen Vein. Nellie And Eva Veins Dip 80 To 85 Deg Nw. 5 Shoots. Bands, Stringers

Comment (Workings): Mine Worked On 5 Levels.

Comment (Location): 2.5 Mi Due W Of Carmen ; Info From Land.St :(1978)

Comment (Production): Au Production Less Than 5000 Ounces.

Comment (Development): 15 - Stamp Mill (Remains)

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation, Gouge

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fault Zone

References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 528.

Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1962, Amagosa: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.

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