Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Big Lead Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
GoldLead
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Description

Relocated By Julius Weimer

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlJointing
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Gneissic Granite;Granite Porphyry Dikes
StructureFissures
AlterationOxidation, Fe Stains, Silicification, Sericitization, Leaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10105646
MRDS IDW013498
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.35678, -114.28033
References
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.BELL, R.N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906.GRAY, F.A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PHD THESIS1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 19061913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., BULL. 528UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, USGS BULL. 528