Gold Bug Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105589
MRDS ID W012895
MAS/MILS ID 0160490375
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Bug Mine
Alternate or previous names Gold Cross, Little Chief, Golconda, Mystery, Fraction, Independence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
-116.0396, 45.47931 (WGS84) 1935 7 3/4 MI. N. E. OF RIGGINS HOT SPRINGS.
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-116.0372, 45.4772 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kelly Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 003E 25 C W2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Head Of Black Sand Creek. 1000 Ft S Of The Banner

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.0396, 45.47931
(2) -116.0372, 45.4772

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 50 DEG. E.
    Dip 65 DEG. SE.
    Thickness 0.91M

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 Florence District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gold Cross Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • $100,000 Au Produced.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 112.78M

Comments on development

  • Several Patented Claims.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    Reed, J. C., 1937, Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P.

  • Deposit

    Reed, John C., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Florence Mining District: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P.

  • Deposit

    Lindgren, W., 1900 , The Gold And Silver Veins Of Silver City, Delamar, And Other Mining Districts In Idaho, In USGS 20th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3 , P. 236.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-74 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-OCT-90 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references