Jay Gould Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc
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. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105657
MRDS ID W013675
Record type Site
Current site name Jay Gould Mine
Related records 10193059

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.41761, 43.49849 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 6 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

Richardson Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 017E 15,22 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2 1/2 MI. UP BULLION GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result A CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.5% PB, 0.8% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Quartzite
    Rock description Wood River Formation-Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.41761, 43.49849

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCHED
    Strike NW
    Dip 60 DEG SW
  • General form PINCHED
    Dip 60 DEG SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1880

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1906
    Period 1882-1906
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^$2 Au/Ton, 100 - 180 Oz Ag/Ton, 50 - 70% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 60wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 4427g/mt

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILLS 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

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

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90

  • Production

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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