Mine detail: Kimmel Mine

Previously called 'Idaho Consolidated Co.Lead Hill'

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Location: Lemhi County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.7061, -113.3169
dep_id: 10011682
mrds_id: D006771
mas_id: 160590275
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead
Minor mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Gold, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
alteration: Silicification
ore_ctrl: Ore Occurs Near A Large Nw-Trending Fault Which Throws Down-Faulted Alluvial Outwash Against Ore-Bearing Limestone.
Reporter: Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Large Nw-Trending Mountain-Front Fault Which Is Both Pre-And Post-Mineralization., Alaskite Dike, While Pre-Mineralization, Has Had Some Structural Control On Ore Body
References:
  • Deposit:: Commodity Files, U.S.G.S., Spokane, WA
  • Deposit:: USGS Bulletin 528, PLATE 16, 182 P.
  • Deposit:: ANNUAL REPORT MINING IDAHO FOR 1919, P 61
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