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American Girl Mine

Past Producer in Boundary county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070140
MRDS ID W012848
MAS/MILS ID 0160210016
Record type Site
Current site name American Girl Mine
Alternate or previous names Big Pay Day Mining Company

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.33047, 48.91797 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Relative position 3/4 MI. E. OF HIGHWAY 95; 15 MI. N. OF BONNERS FERRY. 1 1/2 MI N OF BRUSH LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boundary(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kootenai(hydrologic unit)

Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boundary

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 064N 001E 04, 09, 10 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 4 ASSAYS SHOW 12.7 - 23.8% PB, 3.0 - 6.4 OZ. AG/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Feldspathic Quartzite, Argillite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Feldspathic Quartzite, Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.33047, 48.91797
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bethlehem Fault Which Strikes N 40 Deg W, Dips 45 Deg Sw, And Is About 100 Ft. Wide.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures Associated With The Bethlehem Fault. Gouge. Brecciation. Narrow Vein Strikes Perpendicular To Latter And Dips Steeply Se.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 55 DEG E
    Dip 69 DEG E
    Width 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Occurrence Associated With Bethlehem Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Brush Lake District
District name Moyie-Yaak District \n

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Anderson

Comments on the production information

  • Mine Said To Have Produced Shipping Ore And Mill Feed, But There Are No Records Of Production.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 670.56M

Comments on the workings information

  • Tunnel, Crosscuts, Drifts

Comments on development

  • 13 Unpatented Claims. Ddh By Jane Silver - Lead Min. Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Brackebusch, F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    Kirkham, V. R. D., And Ellis, E. W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 10, 78 P.

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 85, 31 P.

  • Deposit

    Bishop, Don, Geology Of Boundary County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet, In Preparation.

  • Deposit

    1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10

  • Deposit

    1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 85

  • Production

    Bishop. D., 1973, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet In Prep.

  • Deposit

    Soper 1918 Mining And Sci Press V 116 P 126

  • Deposit

    Le Moine 1959 Ms Thesis Univ Of Idaho Moscow, Idaho

  • Deposit

    King 1964 Id Bur Mines And Geol Sp Rept No 1 P 133-138

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Quartzite Strikes N 42 Deg E, Dips 20 Deg E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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