The Iron Dike Prospect is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.265, -113.76000
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Iron Dike Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Dike Prospect
Secondary: Dike Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Carmen Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, LENSE, POD
Structure
Type: R
Description: Range Front Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation, Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOW GRADE. UP TO 2% PB, SMALL AU, AG VALUES IN SULFIDE ASSAYS. HIGH RADIOACTIVITY
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Along Freeman Cr Rd, .65 mi SE of mouth of Golway Gl
Comment (Development): Property relocated 1948. Remains of old mill on site
Comment (Workings): General zone of alteration hundreds of ft. wide; Silicified zones measure tens of ft. wide. 5 adits.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P.
Reference (Deposit): Mackenzie, W. O., 1949, Geology And Ore Deposits Of A Section Of The Beaverhead Range, East Of Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 52 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 528.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap J. B. Umpleby, Bulletin 528
Reference (Deposit): 1956 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106
Reference (Deposit): 1959 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118
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