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Minerva Mine

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Silica, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070037
MRDS ID W007884
MAS/MILS ID 0160390008
Record type Site
Current site name Minerva Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.11843, 43.77349 (WGS84)
Elevation 2057
Relative position 2 MI S OF ATLANTA
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005N 011E 14,15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On The Yuba River 4 Miles Above The Middle. Fork Of The Boise River.; Short Distance S. Of Atlanta Lode On Upper S. Slope Of Atlanta Hill.; Previous Quad Designation = Boise 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Silica Tertiary
Antimony Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation ; Scorodite, Fe Oxides

Analytical data

Result ORE ASSAYED 1 OZ. AU/TON IN 1905. LARGE ORE BODIES OF UNIFORM GRADE ASSAYED ABOUT $14/TON IN AU AND AG. CONCENTRATES WORTH $100 TO $200 AU AND AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite, Porphyritic Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite, Porphyritic Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.11843, 43.77349
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Ore body information

  • General form POD
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 182.88M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones , Fault, Brecciation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Atlanta District Or Middle Boise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minerva Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 944.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • Several Hundred Ft. Of Old Workings; Recent Bulldozer Work Exposed Strong Shear Zone On Upper Part Of Property; Shearing Off Main Atlanta Lode.

Comments on development

  • Ten Patented And Three Unpatented Quartz Claims ; 2000 Ft. Tram; 10-Stamp Mill.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W007884
Idaho Geological Survey Idaho Mines and Prospects IMP HA__75 http://www.idahogeology.org/
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0160390008 data consolidated into this record

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 34

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A.L., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Atlanta District, Elmore County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49, 71 P.

  • Deposit

    Jones, R.W., 1959, Minerva: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Report.

  • Deposit

    1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26.

  • Deposit

    1939 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet49

  • Deposit

    1959 Other Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Open-File Report

  • Production

    Ballard, S. M., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 34 ; Anderson, A.L., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 49, 71 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 09-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines