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Gambrinus Mine

Past Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Antimony
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089025
MRDS ID W007597
Record type Site
Current site name Gambrinus Mine
Alternate or previous names Gambrinus Surprise
Related records 10143918

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.78707, 43.88932 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position 5 1/2 MI NE 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 006N 006E 06,05 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.78707, 43.88932
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike N 60 DEG W
    Dip 45 DEG SW
    Width 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1864

Mining district

District name Idaho City Or Gambrinus District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fred Potter

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO, U. S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 944 - C, P. 232

  • Deposit

    JONES, R.W., 1959, GAMBRINUS SURPRISE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1959 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Production

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, USGS BULL. 944 - C, P. 232.

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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