The Goldstone Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1431, -113.58190
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Goldstone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldstone Mine
Secondary: Gladstone
Secondary: Climax Mine
Secondary: IMJ Property
Secondary: Bonanza Copper
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Sandy Creek 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Goldstone Mining Co.
Owner Name: Sylvester Kramp (Caretaker)
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1901-1941
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.5-.6 Oz/Ton In Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1892
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: Small Faults Trending N.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OLD REPORTS GIVE 0.35 OZ AU, 0.24 OZ AG, 0.5% PB, AND 0.3% CU.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 mi W of Goldstone Pass
Comment (Development): 10 - Stamp Mill, 100 - ton Amalgamation - Flotation Mill. 11 claims which extend over the Continental Divide into Beaverhead County, Montana. 13 mine cars and rail. Several DDHS.
Comment (Deposit): Vein averages about 30 inches in thickness. Ore contained in shoot 700 ft long.
Comment (Workings): 7 levels, 5 adits, 1 vertical shaft. All levels caved except lowest level.
Comment (Geology): Beds strike N 30 Deg W, Dip 60 to 70 Deg NE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1967 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
Reference (Deposit): Green, William R., 1967, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 528.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap Umpleby; Bulletin 528
Reference (Deposit): Annual Report Mining Idaho For 1907
Reference (Deposit): Annual Report Mining Idaho For 1906
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1957 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112
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