Martha Mine

The Martha Mine is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Martha Mine
Secondary: Allie Mining Company

Commodity

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

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Texas 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: Allie Mining Co.

Owner Name: Gilmore Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
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: Lemhi Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Folding

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): PB AND CU ARE MINOR OCCURRENCES, MINE PREDOMINANTLY AU

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE ESTIMATE FOR BOTH MARTHA AND DOROTHY CLAIMS

Comment (Production): ITEM B WAS SMELTER ORE RETURN; VALUE ITEM 9 ABOUT $150,000

Comment (Location): ALLIE CLAIMS SURROUND LATEST OUT MINE; PLOT IS AN APPROXIMATION

References

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1920, TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1919

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL 528

Reference (Deposit): 1918 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1917

Reference (Deposit): 1920 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1919

Reference (Production): ITEM 8, UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS BULL 528; ITEM 9, BELL, R.N., 1918, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1917;ITEMS 1, 2, 3, BELL, R. N., 1920, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1919

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL 528, P. 107.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917

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