Iron Dike Prospect

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

Name: Iron Dike Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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