Nay-Aug Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070667
MRDS ID W013695
Record type Site
Current site name Nay-Aug Mine
Related records 10240891

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.46917, 43.56361 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 2.5 MI. WEST OF CLARENDON HOT SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mahoney Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper 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 003N 017E 29,30 Idaho

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result BETTER ORE IS SAID TO CONTAIN 40 - 50 OZ. AG/TON, 48% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Limestone
    Rock description Wood River Formation-Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.46917, 43.56361

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip SW
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Fissure

Comments on the geologic information

  • FISSURE IS VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Wood River Zinc Co.
    First year 1905

Comments on the production information

  • $350,000 TO 1905

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 182.88M

Comments on development

  • 6 PATENTED CLAIMS, 7 TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245

  • Deposit

    BELL, R.N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906

  • Deposit

    BELL, R. N., 1906, SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1905

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814

  • Production

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN CUTS DIRECTLY ACROSS CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZ MONZONITE AND LIMESTONE. 3 ORE SHOOTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-07-01 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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