The Damon Group Prospect is a gold mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.89, -116.06940
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Damon Group Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Damon Group Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie - Yaak District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Purcell Range - Scout Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Some Brecciation With 1 To 2 Inches Gouge.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PB207/PB204=15.584
Analytical Data: GOLD ASSAYS FROM NOTHING TO SEVERAL DOLLARS PER TON. PB ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204=18.198
Analytical Data: PB208/PB204=37.883.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-53-27N 116-4-35W (48.89083 -116.07639); UTM N5415512 E567704 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 064N, RNG 003E, Sect 21,22, Sect_fract
Comment (Production): No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)
Comment (Location): 1 Mi Or More From Cynide Property
Comment (Development): 7 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Deposit): Vein Appears To Be An Extension Of The Cynide Vein
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. O.F. Rept.
Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bishop, Don, Geology Of Boundary County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet In Preparation.
Reference (Deposit): Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971, Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geol., V. 66, P. 849-860.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10
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