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Golden Age Mine

Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069849
MRDS ID W007576
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Age Mine
Related records 10240998

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.82429, 44.02432 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 8 MI. SE OF GARDEN VALLEY, IDAHO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grimes Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(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 008N 005E 23 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON GRIMES CR., 1/2 MI. E. OF GRIMES PASS. MINE IS NEAR NE END OF CLAIM GROUP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized

Analytical data

Result SEAM SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.53 - 3.58 OZ AU, 3.8 - 15.5 OZ AG, 0.5 - 1.9% PB, 0.1 - 5.1% ZN, 0.1 - 2.3% CU, 8.8 - 20.5% FE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Rhyolite Porphyry;Granite, Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Rhyolite Porphyry;Granite, Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.82429, 44.02432
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Major Faults In The Area Strike N 40 - 60 Deg E, Dip Steeply Se

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Strike N 10 DEG E
    Dip 60 DEG W
    Width 1.52M
  • General form SEAMS
    Dip 60 DEG W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure, Shearing Strikes Ne And Nw.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895

Mining district

District name Boise Basin ; Grimes Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Golden Age Mining Prop., Inc.

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION $200,000, PRINCIPALLY AU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1981.2M
    Overall depth 76.2M

Comments on development

  • 8 PATENTED CLAIMS, 18 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND SMALL AREA HELD BY PLACER LOCATION FOR TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. 100 - TON CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C. P. 119 - 319

  • Deposit

    IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974-JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL. 9

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    BALLARD, S. M., 1924: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, P. 75.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Murphy, Lyn S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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