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Isabella Mine

Past Producer in Camas county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070747
MRDS ID W013820
MAS/MILS ID 0160250065
Record type Site
Current site name Isabella Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.69172, 43.60299 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 17.5 MI. WSW OF KETCHUM, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camas(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dollarhide Mountain(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 Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 015E 08 SWSESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Between Carrie Leonard And Dollarhide Groups.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SOME ORE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 400 OZ. AG/TON, ALONG WITH PB AND A LITTLE ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Slate, Quartzite Or Magnesian Limestone
    Rock description Slate, Quartzite Or Magnesian Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.69172, 43.60299
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Crushed Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1881

Mining district

District name Rosetta District
District name Little Smoky District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jack Leopold And William Kaurber
    Interest 100
    First year 1989

Comments on the production information

  • Mine Is Credited With A Production Of $25,000

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Short Tunnels And A 50 - Ft. Shaft

Comments on development

  • 1 Patented Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249

  • Production

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 173-176.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 08-JUN-1992 Campbell U.S. Bureau of Mines

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