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Goldstone Mine

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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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. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070428
MRDS ID W013364
MAS/MILS ID 0160590187
Record type Site
Current site name Goldstone Mine
Alternate or previous names Gladstone, Climax Mine, IMJ Property, Bonanza Copper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.58281, 45.14299 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position 15 1/4 MI SSE OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldstone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 024E 14,23 S2 OF SW (14); NW (23) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1 mi W of Goldstone Pass

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result OLD REPORTS GIVE 0.35 OZ AU, 0.24 OZ AG, 0.5% PB, AND 0.3% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation
    Rock description Yellowjacket
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.58281, 45.14299
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Faults Trending N.

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 60 W
    Dip 75 NE
    Length 365.76M
    Width 2.74M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Complex Fracture - Fissure Zone; Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Beds strike N 30 Deg W, Dip 60 to 70 Deg NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1892
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Sandy Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sylvester Kramp (Caretaker)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Goldstone Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1901-1941
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.5-.6 Oz/Ton In Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2796.54M
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 levels, 5 adits, 1 vertical shaft. All levels caved except lowest level.

Comments on development

  • 10 - Stamp Mill, 100 - ton Amalgamation - Flotation Mill. 11 claims which extend over the Continental Divide into Beaverhead County, Montana. 13 mine cars and rail. Several DDHS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.

  • Deposit

    USGS Bull 528.

  • Deposit

    Green, William R., 1967, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.

  • Deposit

    1913 Geolmap Umpleby; Bulletin 528

  • Deposit

    1957 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112

  • Deposit

    1967 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File

  • Deposit

    Annual Report Mining Idaho For 1906

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.

  • Deposit

    Annual Report Mining Idaho For 1907

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Vein averages about 30 inches in thickness. Ore contained in shoot 700 ft long.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-DEC-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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