Baltimore Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119804
MRDS ID W013585
MAS/MILS ID 160130078
Record type Site
Current site name Baltimore Mine
Related records 10070589

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.2772, 43.6764 (WGS84)
Elevation 2292
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sun Valley(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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004 N 018 E 14 NESW Idaho

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.2772, 43.6764

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Baltimore Camas Mines, Inc.
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1952

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1952, BALTIMORE CAMAS MINES. INC., APPLIED TO THE DEFENSE MINERALS PROCUREMENT AGENCY FOR A LOAN TO MOVE ITS MILL FROM THE BALTIMORE MINE TO THE HILLTOP MINE (0320330065) IN WHITE PINE COUNTY, IDAHO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 90, 1950, P. 52-54.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1995-01-30 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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