Preachers Cove Mill

Past Producer in Custer 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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10289501
MAS/MILS ID 0160379000
Record type Site
Current site name Preachers Cove Mill
Alternate or previous names Yankee Fork Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -114.72313, 44.35489 (WGS84)
Elevation 1954
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sunbeam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012 N 015 E 20 C E2 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -114.72313, 44.35489

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yankee Fork

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Antimony Corp.
    ID 1001500
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1987
  • Type Operator
    Owner Yankee Fork Silver-Gold Joint Venture
    Home office Montana
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, P. R., AND OTHERS, GOLD AND SILVER RECOVERY AT THE

  • Deposit

    YANKEE FORK PROPERTY OF U.S. ANTIMONY CORP.

  • Deposit

    CLAY, S. E., AND OTHERS, CUSTOM MILLING AND CONCENTRATE

  • Deposit

    LEACHING AT THE YANKEE FORK GOLD AND SILVER OPERATION OF

  • Deposit

    U.S. ANTIMONY CORP.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3,

  • Deposit

    NO. 418, P. 205.

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 1995.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-APR-1995 McHugh, Edward L. 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 03/16/1994
MSHA mine ID1001500
Mine name (MSHA)Yankee Fork Silver & Gold Mill
Current operatorUnited States Antimony Corp
Current controller (parent)State Street Corporation
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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