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⇱ Leadville Mine, Burgdorf Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA


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Leadville Mine, Burgdorf Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 24' 9'' North , 115° 50' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Riggins418 (2017)36.5km
Elk City202 (2017)57.0km
McCall3,106 (2017)58.0km
New Meadows471 (2017)58.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
137879
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137879:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Harris - Holte Mine


REF:Deposit:: LORAIN, S. H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM INF. CIRC. 7039, 90 P. FIG. 16.
Deposit:: BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEEN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917.
Deposit:: 1918 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTO
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Copper, Lead, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Batholith
Host Rock: Granite

A gold mine near the head of the west fork of Maxwell Creek. The ore occurred as a quartz vein near the contact between granite and a basic dike. It was developed by an adit and a stamp mill.

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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