Red Metal Mine

The Red Metal Mine is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,480 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

Name: Red Metal Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.0425, -115.42000

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Red Metal Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Metal Mine
Secondary: Allison
Secondary: Ellison


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley


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: Located Claim
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Comment (Deposit): ORE ASSOCIATED WITH ABUNDANT GALENA AND SPHALERITE AND SMALLER AMOUNTS OF PYRITE, TETRAHEDRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE. GOLD WAS MAIN VALUE. BLOCKS OF ARGILLITE AND QUARTZITE IN A GRANODIORITE. AREA IS SILICIFIED AND BROKEN.


References

Reference (Deposit): IBMG PAMPH 44, 1936

Reference (Deposit): 21ST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1919

Reference (Deposit): MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, JULY 18, 1914

Reference (Deposit): 13 TH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1911


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