Illinois Central Vein Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

Gold Silver

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Commodities

PrimaryGold, Silver

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formLINEAR

Ore controlFaults, Fractures

Materials

Ore mineralsGold

GangueQuartz

Geology

Host rockGranite

Associated rockGranite · Silver City Granite-Granodiorite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1875

Discovery year1875

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References

ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P.LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO: USGS, 20TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3, P. 75-205.1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPT1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 111968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138ASHER, R.R., 1968, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P. RAYMOND, R. W., 1874 , 43RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOC. 141 , P. 242 - 244 .

Identification

Deposit ID10069920

MRDS IDW007701

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates43.00568, -116.70787