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Dorothy Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071995
MRDS ID W015797
Record type Site
Current site name Dorothy Mine
Alternate or previous names Allie Mining Company

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.28279, 44.4543 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Relative position .75 MI WSW OF GILMORE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gilmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borah Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013N 027E 18 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result $12/TON AU IN ORE. 49% FE OXIDE, $15 IN AU, 5% SILICA, TRACE AG IN PARTIAL ANALYSIS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.28279, 44.4543
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folding

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 DEG E
    Dip 20 DEG W
    Length 9.14M
    Width 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone Or Fault Plane Striking N 10 Deg E, Dipping 20 Deg W.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1903

Mining district

District name Texas District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATE FOR DOROTHY AND MARTHA CLAIMS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 53.34M
    Overall depth 137.16M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 104 P

  • Deposit

    1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 52

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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