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Parker Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070588
MRDS ID W013584
Record type Site
Current site name Parker Mine
Alternate or previous names Amicus, Western Reserve, Blacksmith, Montgomery, St. Louis, Gondolier
Related records 10119739

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.29261, 43.69209 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 1.7 MI E OF KETCHUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sun Valley(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 004N 018E 10,11 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • IN PARKER GULCH

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Polybasite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result ASSAY FROM PARKER VEIN: 0.03 OZ AU/TON, 17.5 OZ AG/TON, 30% PB. ASSAY FROM ST. LOUIS TUNNEL 114 OZ AG/TON, 49.8% PB. COAL CARBON CONTENT 82.18%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Form.-Argillite, Limestone
    Rock description Milligen Form.-Argillite, Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.29261, 43.69209
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description St. Louis Fault Strikes N 73 Deg E And Dips 48 Deg. Se; Slickensides

Ore body information

  • General form LENS, BUNCHES, PINCHED, STRINGERS, POCKETS
    Strike N 72 DEG E
    Dip 35 DEG SE
    Length 152.4M
    Width 1.22M
    Depth to bottom 182.88M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone, Fissure

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN CONFORMABLE TO DIP AND STRIKE OF SHALES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Discoverer Eugene Gillenwater

Mining district

District name Warm Springs District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amicus Trust Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1898
    Period 1883-1898
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^45 - 70% Pb, 175 - 675 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 12000g/mt
    Trace Lead Lead 58wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • VALUE $350,000

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • 7 PATENTED, 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.

  • 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

    JENNY, W. P., 1889, GRAPHITIC ANTHRACITE IN THE PARKER MINE, WOOD RIVER, IDAHO: COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 10, NO. 4, P. 313 - 315.

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.W., 1959, PARKER GROUP, BALTIMORE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 814

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90

  • Deposit

    1959 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, OPEN-FILE REPT.

  • Production

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90; JENNEY, W. P., 1889, COLUMBIA SCH. OF MINES QUART., V. 10, NO. 4, P. 313 - 315

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, PARKER AND AMICUS. STRIKE AND DIP ABOVE ARE ATTITUDE OF PARKER VEIN. AMICUS VEIN STRIKES E - W, DIPS 24 TO 40 DEG S. COAL BED 6 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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