Sims Magnetite Deposit

The Sims Magnetite Deposit is a iron mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,557 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sims Magnetite Deposit
Secondary: Divide
Secondary: Old Timer
Secondary: Tempest
Secondary: Hematite
Secondary: Sunny Side

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi

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: Targhee National Forest

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Quinton And Lois Snook
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1988

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): McHugh and others, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 643, P. 250.

Reference (Deposit): Young, D. W., 1961, Iron Ore Occurrences In Idaho: Presentation To The Pacific Northwest Metals And Minerals Conference, Spokane, Wa, April 14, 1961.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 182 P.

Reference (Deposit): Taber, J. W., 1951, Preliminary Examination Of Sims Magnetite-Copper-Tungsten Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished Report, 2 P.

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., Soregaroli, A. E., And Young, D. W., 1962, Gology Of The Iron Deposits Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Unpublished Report, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): Service, A. L., 1956, Investigation Of Sims Magnetite Plug: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Project 2035 Unpublished Report, 22 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P. 129-130.

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