Boulder Group Mine

Past Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069875
MRDS ID W007619
Record type Site
Current site name Boulder Group Mine
Related records 10119795

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.7879, 43.91821 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 7 MI NNE OF IDAHO CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pioneerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 006E 30 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • AT THE END OF THE ROAD ON ELK CRK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ELEVEN QUARTZ CLAIMS AND ONE MILL SITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation; Fe And Mn Stains

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE FROM 1 VEIN ASSAYED 0.55 OZ AU/TON AND 8.3 OZ AG/TON. (WESTERN END OF PROPERTY)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.7879, 43.91821

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N 70 DEG W
    Dip 60 DEG S
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE APLITE DIKES HAVE ABOUT THE SAME ORIENTATION AS THE VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Idaho City District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSITS AT EAST END OF PROPERTY PRINCIPALLY FREE - MILLING AU. WITH SOME AG.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on development

  • THOUGHT TO BE THE WESTWARD CONTINUATION OF THE WASHINGTON AND SUBROSA VEINS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLARD, SAMUEL M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN,BOISE CO., IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 9, P. 97.

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A.L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 236-237.

  • Deposit

    1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL. 9

  • Deposit

    1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C

  • Production

    BALLARD, 1924, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES BULL. NO. 9, P. 98

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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