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Big Mint Group Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096265
MRDS ID W013694
Record type Site
Current site name Big Mint Group Prospect
Related records 10289566

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.4675, 43.5414 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 3.25 MI. WSW 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;002N 017E;017E 31,32;05,06 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result A SAMPLE FROM THE LOWEST TUNNEL IS REPORTED TO HAVE ASSAYED AT $4.85 AU/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Shale
    Rock description Wood River Formation-Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.4675, 43.5414
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. P. Fowler, John Lindstrom, Ollie Nelson, C. E. Lind, James Laughlin
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Plughoff, Joe Tehee

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 TUNNELS, THREE OF THEM CAVED, AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.

Comments on development

  • 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

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

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 81

Reporter information

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

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