The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-02
KlMMEL AND OTHER
GREAT LEMHI MINES

In the early summer your CORES
pondeut predicted big future TO
the Kimmel property and every foo
of development since has tended It
prove the soundness OF that predlc
ton A few weeks ago DR.. Rober
n. Bell. state mine inspector, visited
1he property and a clipping from III,
Deseret Evening News OF Salt i.aa,
Of December 20 gives The following
from the able pen Of Or. Bei In rcf
erence 10 this and other Lemh
mines
The most notable lead-sllyer dis
coYery oi the year was ri tile Kim
mel mine in the Leadorea district il
Lemhi county. This discovery is 10
Gated on the so-called Leadville con
tact, al the foot OF the mountain on
the north side OF the Lemhi valley
This interesting ore bearing contract
traecabie for eight miles between
biue limestone and quartz porphyry OF
carbonlterons age, has been operated
IN deshltory fashion through the
sunset mine for several years. The
sunset ~ equipped with q 25.ton con.
centrattnE mill and shipped a mum
Der Of cars OF good concentrates alr.
Ing the year, carrying 40 pc cent lead
ana 10 o. silver, the ore occurring
IN lengy shoots on the south side Of
limestone zone about 50 feet thick.
The kimmel discovery was on the
north contact Of this limestone bed
In the underlying quartz porphyry
which proves 10 be- ii very intimately
shattered siliclous formation with a
fairly uniform dissemination OF steel
galena and very fine grained pyrite,
that has been demonstrated by devcl,
ment In drifts and crosscuts, for a
WIDTH OF $50 feet and length OF 800
feet. " IL low grade on the aver.
age, probably would not exceed 2 per
cent lead but shows several phases
oi enrichment Of 10 To Is per cent ore
me silver values are the normal ra.
tio OF inc contact development. or
iuiiy three.quarters Of an ounce to the
unit OF lead, The same deposit has
been tapped at the 500 foot levct ar
The Sunset mine 700 feet east and AZ
the ibD level of The Baby joe mine
adjoining The kimmel III ia pgint
Loco feet to the west where new ore
development new In progress elyea
decided evidence of continuation Of
the big north contact ore body
through thnt property ana the prog
phcta OF an enormous resource ar
concentrating ore that may be- turned
10 very handsome account Ii operated
ON Il largo scale,
The ore occurrence Ia live.
bright salphldc or lead ana iron,
apparently carries no zine The
ground is exceptionally adapted for
caylnh methods OF mining aad. Ia fact
presenta an opportunity. With moacr-
nte surface stripping 10 depth Of i5n
rect, for steam shovel wofk. While
me development Is yet limited The ge.
oloEie conditions arc exceptionally Ia
yofable for the ultimate disclosure or
a very important resourg OF eoncen-
fallns ttad-silper mineral ut this
point.
AZ the Cilmoo mine. 20 miles FUR
thaf south, cutie extensive develop.
meni has been made durlng tho yen
on the deepest on TOO foot level OF
tn Pittahntg1dHhn mine. whore the
ore continued completely o1idized IN
spite OF The strong flow of watef en-.
distribution Is more extensive than al
any other Level Tn the history OF ITO
with the exceptionally fay
orAblp limestone he Is TOR It's cuntin-
go expansion AZ further depth
This property and tho adjoining
lattst Qnt and the Gilmore campan.
les. are employing loo man and have
made q combined production through
our The Year OF about aaO fnna ~ +
crude Gre per month. carrying 80 per
cent lead and Il to 20 ounces silver +
The most encongaglne feature of this I
deeper Development In marked in. T
crease IN silver and gold values F
which argues favcrahly for The con.
tinued prrmanency oil the lead con.
tents of the ore and bright prospects
Tor the live ore horizon which should
De encountered At the 500 level 10
which point the company are plan.
ming Immediate dayainntan,,t