Elkhorn Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070592
MRDS ID W013590
Record type Site
Current site name Elkhorn Mine
Related records 10192389

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.29871, 43.68019 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 3 MI. E. OF KETCHUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(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

Sawtooth 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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 018E 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ATOP THE RIDGE SE OF JUNE DAY MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation-Limestone, Slate
    Rock description Milligen Formation-Limestone, Slate

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR, LENSES
    Strike N 60 DEG W
    Dip SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1879

Mining district

District name Warm Springs District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1900
    Period 1884-1900
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^80 - 150 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3247g/mt
  • Year 1900
    Period 1884-1900
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.2 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 6g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • CREDITED WITH PRODUCTION OF ABOUT $1,500,000 IN AG, PB AND AU VALUES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS NOW INACCESSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B. AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9

  • Production

    ANDERSON, A. L. AND OTHERS, 1950: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 90. UMPLEBY, J. B. AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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