| Deposit ID | 10070006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007838 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Goat Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Gold Corporation |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.28264, 43.69658 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MI N OF ROCKY BAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rocky Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Boise(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Elmore |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 010E | 08 | SENE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -115.28264, 43.69658 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 10.97M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rocky Bar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007838 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_109 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390021 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1943, Geology Of The Gold - Bearing Lodes Of Rocky Bar District, Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65., P. 3
1943 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 6
Anderson, A. L., 1943, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 30
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | This Mine May Have Been Known As The Idaho Bonanza Or Alturas In The Early Days, In Which Case $100,000 Was Produced By 1881. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Steigner, William D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JAN-1997 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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