Mine detail: U. P. Mine

Previously called 'BurlingtonU. P. and Burlington'

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Location

Lat / long: 45.23679, -114.01672

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Discovery year: 1882

Production

Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:Quartzite
Associated rock:Idaho Batholith
Associated type:Granite

References

MRDSW013375
MAS160590052
DEP10070438
Reference{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.}{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 82 P.}{Deposit:: Bell, Robert N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906, P. 105 - 106}{Deposit:: Cook,E.F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.}{Deposit:: Lorain, S.H. And Metzger, O.H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.}{Production:: Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 728, P. 158.}
ReporterMiller, Pat J., Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)