New York Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Iron, Molybdenum, Silver
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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105750
MRDS ID W015085
MAS/MILS ID 0160490008
Record type Site
Current site name New York Mine
Alternate or previous names Anaconda & Illinois Claims Included, Shamrock, Fall Creek, Ace Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
-115.67154, 45.83876 (WGS84) 1463 ABOUT 3.5 MI N. OF FALL CREEK (TOWN)
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-115.6717, 45.84 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 029N 006E 23 NE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Divide Between Fall And Little Leggett Creeks

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gouge, Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 1 - 1.25 OZ. AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Recrystallized Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.67154, 45.83876
(2) -115.6717, 45.84

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults Trend N - N 30 Deg E, Dip 30 - 60 Deg Ne

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 DEG E
    Dip 40 DEG SE
    Thickness 1.52M
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein Parallels Bedding; Fissure Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Quartzite Trends N 30 Deg E, Dips 40 Deg Se

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Discoverer Conrad Smith
Year of first production 1915

Mining district

District name Tenmile District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner White, H. C.
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Havilah Mines, Ltd.
    Home office 10145 NW Lee St, Portland, OR 97229
    First year 1981

Comments on the production information

  • Production Total Between $40000 - $45000 Prior To 1933

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 344.42M

Comments on development

  • Amalgamation Mill. Anaconda Group Was Located In 1900; New York And Illinois Groups Were Located 1910. 5 - Ton Stamp Steam Mill. 22 Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-74 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-OCT-91 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references