Eidelman Property

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071938
MRDS ID W015720
Record type Site
Current site name Eidelman Property
Related records 10120483

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.97028, 44.3455 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 2.25 MI ESE OF NICHOLIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Italian Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Birch(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012N 029E 26 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED NEAR MOUTH OF EIDELMAN CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.97028, 44.3455

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Folding

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Planes

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE STRIKES NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Nicholia District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • ONLY 1 SMALL SHIPMENT MADE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • OVER 2000 FEET OF DRIFTS HAVE BEEN RUN ON 2 LEVELS, ALSO SEVERAL CUTS AND SHALLOW WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHENON, P. J., 1928, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIRCH CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27, 25 P.

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1944, LEAD-ZINC-COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE BIRCH CREEK DISTRICT, CLARK AND LEMHI COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 70, 43 P.

  • Deposit

    1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27

  • Deposit

    1944 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 70

  • Production

    SHENON, P. J., 1927, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 27

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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