Damon Group Prospect

The Damon Group Prospect is a gold mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,098 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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