Thunder Mountain

The Thunder Mountain is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,843 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

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Site Name

Primary: Thunder Mountain
Secondary: Dewey Deposit
Secondary: Blue Bluff Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Thunder Mt

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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1986

Owner Name: Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: USMX, Inc.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1993 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): GOLD PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATTER PART OF 1997 WITH ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF 40,000 OZ. MINE LIFE IS EXPECTED TO BE 5 YEARS.

Comment (Location): THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE DEWEY MINE PROPERTY ALSO OWNEN BY USMX.

Comment (Ownership): USMX INC. PROBABLY TOOK OVER OWNERSHIP IN 1993.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX NEWS RELEASE 5-6-96.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX INC. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P13.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1996 RELEASE #7.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): EM/J, VOL 13, NO 5, 24 OCT 86, P12

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, DTD 8/86, P4A

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, V 105 N3, 1-19-94, P.1.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1-7-94.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX NEWS RELEASE, 11-16-93.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, DTD 7/86, P13A

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-12-93.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-25-94.

Reference (Deposit): USMX, USMX, INC., NEWS RELEASE, 1996 RELEASE #7.

Reference (Deposit): JAMES M MONTGOMERY, CONSULTING ENGR, LTR DTD 1/10/84 SENT

Reference (Deposit): TO THE DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY- STATE OF IDAHO.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P202.

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