South Fork Mine

The South Fork Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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

Name: South Fork Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.8286, -115.54220

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South Fork Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Fork Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Clearwater Mining Corp.
Home Office: Idaho
Years: 1995 -

Owner Name: Ernest P. Patterson

Owner Name: Murphy, Brown, Teidimen


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 4 FT. OF VEIN RAN $180/TON, 30 FT. RAN $17/TON


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Location): Ten Miles East Of Golden, Idaho On Hwy 14.

Comment (Ownership): MSHA.DBF, 1995 List Clearwater Mining Corporation Under The Company Name. However It Is Not Known If They Are The Owner/Op Or Just The Operator Or Just The Owner. The MAS Ownership Table List Them As The Operator.

Comment (Location): About 250 Ft Above S. Fk. Of Clearwater River On The N Side

Comment (Production): Total Production Estimated Between $200000 And $250000

Comment (Development): 5 Patented Claims; 5 - Stamp Mill


References

Reference (Deposit): Welch, R. K., 1910, Development Of The Elk City District Idaho: The Mining World, V. 32, No. 2, P. 65-66.

Reference (Deposit): Griner, W. C., 1975, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, 98 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1916 Recon E. L. Jones, Jr., Circ. 9

Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

Reference (Ownership): Msha Report Dated April 1980

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.


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