Elizabeth and Teddy Mines

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105781
MRDS ID W015769
Record type Site
Current site name Elizabeth and Teddy Mines
Alternate or previous names Teddy & Elizabeth
Related records 10266548, 10216857

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.27779, 44.3491 (WGS84)
Elevation 3048
Relative position 7.75 MI S OF GILMORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Windy Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borah Peak(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

Salmon-Challis 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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012N 026E 29 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • MINES ARE 1000 FT APART AND SITUATED ON SLOPE OF LEMHI MOUNTAIN TOWARD LITTLE LOST RIVER; PLOT IS APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.27779, 44.3491

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N - S
    Dip 90 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882

Mining district

District name Spring Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1913
    Period 1909-1913
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 % Pb, 11 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 20wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 348g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 5 CARS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1917 RAN 18-35% PB AND 0.5 OZ OF AG PER UNIT OF PB.

Comments on the workings information

  • FEW HUNDRED FT OF DEVELOPMENT AT EACH PROPERTY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 104P.

  • Deposit

    BELL, R.N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917.

  • Deposit

    1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., BULL 52

  • Production

    ITEM 8, UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, USGS BULL. 528; ITEM 1, BELL, R.N., 1918, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1917

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Ortman, Dale; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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