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Unity Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105742
MRDS ID W014993
MAS/MILS ID 0160490003
Record type Site
Current site name Unity Mine
Alternate or previous names Rescue, Old Rescue Nos. 1-4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.68348, 45.25847 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position .25 MI SW OF WARREN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warren(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 022N 006E 11 NWSENE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-15-44N 115-40-53W (45.26222 -115.68139); UTM N5012700 E603450 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 022N, RNG 006E, Sect 11, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result VEIN SAMPLE ON 100 - FT. LEVEL ASSAYED 1.92 OZ AU/TON
Result 3 CARS OF ORE GAVE RETURN OF $96/TON WITH AVG. 6 LB CONCENTRATES/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Dike-Lamprophyre
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Dike-Lamprophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.68348, 45.25847
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Foliation Of Quartz Monzonite Trends N 35 Deg W, Dips 55 Deg Ne; Brecciation, Joints, Fissures

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS
    Strike N 75 DEG E
    Dip 65 DEG S
    Thickness 0.71M
    Length 274.32M
    Width 0.61M
    Depth to bottom 213.36M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore On Rescue Vein In Unity Mine Localized Near 2 Ft Thick Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Most Joints Ave. Trend N 80 Deg E, Ave. Dip 60 Deg E; Second Set Of Joints Ave. N 10 Deg W Strike And Ave. 53 Deg E Dip

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Warren District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Unity Gold Production Co.

Comments on the production information

  • $300,000 From Little Giant And Rescue Veins

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3048M

Comments on the workings information

  • Tunnels, Drifts, Raises

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining Industry, Idaho, Idaho County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.

  • Deposit

    1937 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 95

  • Deposit

    1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

  • Production

    Item 8, Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45; Item 9, Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Little Giant Vein, Rescue Vein, Numerous Smaller Veins. Description Above For The Rescue Vein.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-JAN-1994 Cather U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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