Peace of Mine Group Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070608
MRDS ID W013611
Record type Site
Current site name Peace of Mine Group Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.69672, 43.92929 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 4 1/4 MI. NW OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 015E 21 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized

Analytical data

Result 7 CHIP SAMPLES YIELDED 0.04 OZ AU/TON, 3.18 OZ AG/TON, 0.07% CU, 4.38% PB, 1.00% ZN, AND 0.07% SB. TWO GRAB SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE GOLD, 8.3 OZ AG/TON, 0.09% CU, 10.0% PB AND 3.20% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Dikes-Andesite
    Rock description Dikes-Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Quartzite,;Milligen Formation-Argillite
    Rock description Wood River Formation-Quartzite,;Milligen Formation-Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.69672, 43.92929

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 25 DEG E
    Dip 80 DEG NW
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 57.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Germania Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on development

  • 10 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS. 1 VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE, 2ND VEIN STRIKES N 25 DEG W AND DIPS 75 DEG NE AND IS 3 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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