Ajax Mine

The Ajax Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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: Ajax Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 43.5519, -114.47190

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Ajax Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ajax Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: William Barrett, Leo B. Rember, William Rember


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): MORE THAN $15,000

Comment (Development): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS AND SOME CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 81

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245


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