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Rocket - Dolly Group

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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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. 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. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096232
MRDS ID W013343
MAS/MILS ID 0160590146
Record type Site
Current site name Rocket - Dolly Group
Alternate or previous names Rocket, Seloma, Little Maud, Dolly Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.93452, 45.30989 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position 9.0 MI N11W OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 023N 021E 23,24 E2 (23); W2 (24) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • N Sec. Line 0.5 Mi S Of Where Bird Creek Crosses Sec. 23-24 Boundary. ; Info From Land.St :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.93452, 45.30989
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W AVERAGE
    Dip 35 SW
    Length 30.48M
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original ore control entry:
    Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Eureka District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Rouker, J. R. Silver, B. T. Richards, J. C. Bennett

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Groups Of Workings- 1 In Main Gulch And 1 In Tributary Joining From West

Comments on development

  • 4 Pat. Claims, 1 Pat. Millsite

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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