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Democrat Gulch Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Alteration
  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. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070647
MRDS ID W013667
Record type Site
Current site name Democrat Gulch Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3747, 43.5167 (WGS84)
Elevation 2149
Relative position 3 1/4 MI W OF HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hailey(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 017E 12 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Stains

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Form.-Argillite
    Rock description Milligen Form.-Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3747, 43.5167
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Strike N 15 DEG W
    Dip 30 DEG SW
    Width 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture 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 BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN CUTS AND 5 CAVED TUNNELS.

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

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-02-01 Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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