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Idaho Gold Mine

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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 10070025
MRDS ID W007862
MAS/MILS ID 0160390005
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Gold Mine
Alternate or previous names Atlanta No. 2 Adits, Idaho Atlanta Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.12763, 43.77519 (WGS84)
Elevation 2057
Relative position 1.75 MI S OF ATLANTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atlanta West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005N 011E 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Between W. Line Of Monarch And Yuba River; Just Below W. Crest Of Atlanta Hill Near Head Of Gulch, A Short Distance Below Mouth Of Grouse Creek. (Now Decker Cr)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Mn Stains, Fe Stains

Analytical data

Result ON THE NO. 6 LEVEL GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.10 OZ AU/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith;Idaho Batholith
    Rock description Idaho Batholith;Idaho Batholith

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.12763, 43.77519
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Nw Faults Offset The Lode

Ore body information

  • General form BUNCHES , POD/LENS
    Length 182.88M
    Width 21.34M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Atlanta District Or Middle Boise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Buffalo And Atlanta Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Joseph Lead Co.

Comments on the production information

  • Item 1 Refers To Far W. End On No. 6 Level.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M
    Overall depth 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • Dip Varies From 75 Deg Se To 85 Deg Nw; 1000 Ft. Below Buffalo And Monarch Workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits, Atlanta District, Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 49, P. 5

  • Deposit

    1939 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 4

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L. 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 49, P. 60.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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