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Liberty Mine

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070817
MRDS ID W013916
MAS/MILS ID 0160590362
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Mine
Alternate or previous names Silver Moon

Comments on the site identification

  • This Claim Is Part Of The Yellowjacket Group Which Consists Of Over 100 Claims. District Has Been Recurrently Active Since The 1880s

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.54423, 44.97708 (WGS84)
Elevation 2103
Relative position 1 MI. W. OF YELLOWJACKET MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yellowjacket(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Middle Fork 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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 019N 016E 24 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Along Gulch Just W. Of The Lincoln

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM 1959 LEWIECK \n

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Rock unit name Lcretetert Hornblende Diorite;Lcretetert Dikes-Lamprophyre;Granophyre
    Rock description Lcretetert Hornblende Diorite;Lcretetert Dikes-Lamprophyre;Granophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock type qualifier Calcareous Quartzite
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation
    Rock description Yellowjacket Formation-Calcareous Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.54423, 44.97708
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Brecciation

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR MASSES, VEINLETS, BUNCHES
    Strike N 60 DEG E
    Dip 70 DEG SE
    Length 22.86M
    Width 0.91M
  • General form IRREGULAR MASSES, VEINLETS, BUNCHES
    Dip 70 DEG SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original Structures entry:
    Local - Brecciation
  • Original ore control entry:
    Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Yellowjacket District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Deep Overburden

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, Alfred L., 1953, Gold - Copper - Lead Deposits Of The Yellowjacket District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 94, 41 P.

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho; USGS Bulletin 528, 182 p.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Mineralized Zone In No. 5 Adit May Constitute Stockwork 75 Ft. In Diameter. Other Mineralized Zones Strike N 62 Deg W, N 17 Deg E, Dip 85 Deg Ne, 85 Deg Se, Respectively.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Forest Service
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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