Unity Mine

The Unity Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unity Mine
Secondary: Rescue
Secondary: Old Rescue Nos. 1-4

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren 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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Unity Gold Production Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: VEINLETS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Foliation Of Quartz Monzonite Trends N 35 Deg W, Dips 55 Deg Ne; Brecciation, Joints, Fissures

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 3 CARS OF ORE GAVE RETURN OF $96/TON WITH AVG. 6 LB CONCENTRATES/TON.
Analytical Data: VEIN SAMPLE ON 100 - FT. LEVEL ASSAYED 1.92 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-15-44N 115-40-53W (45.26222 -115.68139); UTM N5012700 E603450 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 022N, RNG 006E, Sect 11, Sect_fract .

Comment (Geology): Most Joints Ave. Trend N 80 Deg E, Ave. Dip 60 Deg E; Second Set Of Joints Ave. N 10 Deg W Strike And Ave. 53 Deg E Dip

Comment (Production): $300,000 From Little Giant And Rescue Veins

Comment (Deposit): Little Giant Vein, Rescue Vein, Numerous Smaller Veins. Description Above For The Rescue Vein.

Comment (Workings): Tunnels, Drifts, Raises

References

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1937 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 95

Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

Reference (Production): Item 8, Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45; Item 9, Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining Industry, Idaho, Idaho County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.

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