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Red Lode Mine

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069842
MRDS ID W007562
Record type Site
Current site name Red Lode Mine
Alternate or previous names Olympia Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.72095, 43.95518 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 7 1/2 MI E OF PIONEERVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sunset Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 006E 14 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE ELK CREEK SLOPE OF FREEMAN PEAK. 1 1/2 MI. FROM MOORE CR. - GRIMES CR. SADDLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO PRODUCTION INFORMATION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.72095, 43.95518
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip 40 DEG. S.
    Thickness 0.2M
    Length 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Gash Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boise Basin

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Red Lode Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ALTHOUGH A MILL WAS BUILT, NO MENTION OF ANY PRODUCTION IS MADE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1219.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 MAIN TUNNELS. VEINS ARE GASH VEINS.

Comments on development

  • 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 5 - STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO, U. S. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 944 - C, P. 246

  • Deposit

    1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944 -

  • Production

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, U.S.G.S. BULL. 944 - C, P. 246.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1976 Siefken, Robert R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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