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Snoose Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
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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. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042410
MRDS ID M060185
Record type Site
Current site name Snoose Mine
Related records 10257155

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3234, 43.48906 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Relative position 3 1/2 MILES NW OF BELLEVUE, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 018E 21 Idaho

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCATTERED PODS OF ORE OCCUR ALONG WIDE ZONES OF SHEARING

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation-Argillite, Hornfels, Limestone
    Rock description Milligen Formation-Argillite, Hornfels, Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3234, 43.48906
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sw Flank Of A Breached Anticline That Is Intruded By Sill-Like Diorite Pluton
Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Nw-Trending, E-Dipping Shear Zones Which Flatten At Depth; 3 Are Mineralized.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR NESTS AND STRINGERS, SEAMS
    Strike N 45 DEG W
    Dip 50 DEG NE
    Width 0.46M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 109.73M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Complex Fracture Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1881
Discoverer L.A. Dithmer

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Snoose Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Period 1944 - 1953
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.1 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 2wt-pct
  • Year 1953
    Period 1944 - 1953
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.53 Oz/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 128g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IN BIN CONTAINED 25-30% PB, 20% ZN, 75 OZ. AG, 0.22 OZ. AU PER TON. PRODUCTION YEARS ABOVE 1944 - 1950 , 1951 - 1953

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 1584.96M
    Overall depth 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE IS DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS AND A VERTICAL SHAFT FROM WHICH THE 100 AND 200 LEVELS ARE TURNED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A.L., KIILSGAARD, T.H., AND FRYKLUND, V.C. JR. 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET NO. 90, P. 23-2

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET #9

  • Production

    COMPANY RECORDS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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