Spare Time Mine

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266018
MAS/MILS ID 0160510062
Record type Site
Current site name Spare Time Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.44098, 45.82817 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029 N 008 E 26 NESENW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.44098, 45.82817

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Spare Time Mining Co.
    ID 1001324

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA 8-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JAN-97 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/04/1981
MSHA mine ID1001324
Mine name (MSHA)Spare Time Mine
Current operatorSpare Time Mining Co
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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