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Gem State Consolidated Mines Inc.

Prospect in Gem county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, 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. Ore body information
  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 10089052
MRDS ID W007903
Record type Site
Current site name Gem State Consolidated Mines Inc.
Alternate or previous names Dewey Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.31657, 43.85848 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position LESS THAN 1/8 MI N. OF PEARL, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gem(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pearl(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Gem

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 001E 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF WILLOW CR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS SILICEOUS, FINE - GRAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Fe Stains, Scorodite, Mn Sulfides

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Dacite Porphyry;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Dacite Porphyry;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.31657, 43.85848
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N 70 DEG W
    Dip 40 DEG N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name West View Dist.

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gem State Consolidated Mines, Inc.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 457.2M

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 5 PATENTED AND 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE PEARL - HORSESHOE BEND GOLD BELT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 41, P. 29.

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GEM AND PAYETTE COUNTIES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 4 , P. 34

  • Deposit

    1934 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., PAM. 41.

  • Deposit

    1961 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 4 , P. 34

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE OF THE LODES VARIES N 70 - 80 DEG W, DIP VARIES 40 - 75 DEG N

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey

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