The Golden Age Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.02444, -115.82333
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Golden Age Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Age Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin ; Grimes Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Age Mining Prop., Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Major Faults In The Area Strike N 40 - 60 Deg E, Dip Steeply Se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEAM SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.53 - 3.58 OZ AU, 3.8 - 15.5 OZ AG, 0.5 - 1.9% PB, 0.1 - 5.1% ZN, 0.1 - 2.3% CU, 8.8 - 20.5% FE.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON GRIMES CR., 1/2 MI. E. OF GRIMES PASS. MINE IS NEAR NE END OF CLAIM GROUP
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION $200,000, PRINCIPALLY AU.
Comment (Development): 8 PATENTED CLAIMS, 18 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND SMALL AREA HELD BY PLACER LOCATION FOR TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. 100 - TON CONCENTRATOR
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C. P. 119 - 319
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974-JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL. 9
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C.
Reference (Production): BALLARD, S. M., 1924: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, P. 75.
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.
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