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Little Hill 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. Alteration
  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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072010
MRDS ID W015817
MAS/MILS ID 0160590817
Record type Site
Current site name Little Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.28589, 44.4763 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Relative position 2 MI N OF GILMORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gilmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borah Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013N 027E 07 NESWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Mouth Of Texas Gulch 250 Ft Above Valley Floor, Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.28589, 44.4763
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Texas District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • Several Hundred Tons

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M
    Overall depth 53.34M

Comments on development

  • Mine Thought In 1924 To Have Been Transported By Glacial Action

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Walker, R. T., 1924, A Glacially Transported Mine: Eng. Mining Jour. Press, V. 118, P. 295-296

  • Production

    Walker, R. T., 1924, Eng. Mining Jour. Press, V. 118, P. 295-296.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 187

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Large Limestone Float, 150 Ft By 200 Ft By 150 Ft Resting On Glacial Debris Of Terminal Morain. Block Transported Between .5 And 1 Mile, Intact. This Theory Disputed By Ruppel, 1970.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 15-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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