Una Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Sulfides, Lead
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071627
MRDS ID W015124
MAS/MILS ID 0160490081
Record type Site
Current site name Una Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.57608, 45.73247 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position ABOUT 4 MI NW OF OROGRANDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orogrande(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 028N 007E 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Summit Flat About A Mi Se Of The North Hill; About 7 Mi Se Of Old Golden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Sulfides Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gouge; Silicification

Analytical data

Result VEIN ASSAYS $3 - $4/TON OVER WIDTHS OF 4 - 5 FT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Quartzite (Inclusions)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.57608, 45.73247

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N 60 DEG W
    Dip 65 DEG NE
    Length 121.92M
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Zone, Fissure Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Discoverer Posey Mitchell

Mining district

District name Orogrande District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Una Mine Co. (Mc Gaig, Mgr.)

Comments on the production information

  • Total Production $3000

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 457.2M

Comments on development

  • 6 Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 Veins

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references