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Red Elephant Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105656
MRDS ID W013672
Record type Site
Current site name Red Elephant Mine
Related records 10168268

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.42972, 43.49889 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 6 1/2 MI WSW OF HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richardson Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 017E 15,16,21,22 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2 1/2 MI UP BULLION GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Tremolite Gangue
Wollastonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Limestone, Sandstone, Quartzite, Shale;Milligen Form.-Argillite
    Rock description Wood River Form.-Limestone, Sandstone, Quartzite, Shale;Milligen Form.-Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.42972, 43.49889
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Red Elephant Fault Strikes N 50 Deg E And Dips 50 - 65 Deg S.

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Eureka Development Co., Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1900
    Period 1882-1900
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Au, Cu, 135 Oz Ag/Ton, 65% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 65wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 4269g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ZN AND CU PRODUCTION, 1904 - 1918: 170,615 LB. ZN; 7,425 LB. CU. TOTAL PRODUCTION ROUGHLY ESTIMATED AT $1,400,000.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2743.2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL, 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

    GRINER, W.C., 1974, SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973-1974

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90

  • Production

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-02-01 Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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