Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Elmira Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
ManganeseIronLeadZincCobaltNickelArsenicSilver
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Description

James Corcoran

Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryCobalt, Nickel, Arsenic, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault Controlled Contact Between Quartzite Footwall And Limestone Hanging Wall
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Pyrolusite, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10071935
MRDS IDW015713
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.79629, -113.4726
References
THUNE, H. W., 1941, MINERALOGY OF THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LITTLE EIGHTMILE DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 37 P.WICKEN, O. M., 1941, A METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW-GRADE MANGANESE ORE: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 26 P.WICKEN, O. M., 1941, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS