The Woodtick Group is a gold and silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.8025, -114.68470
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Woodtick Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woodtick Group
Secondary: Hale
Secondary: Mammoth
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Camas Creek Area
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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Foliation Of Schist Trends N 20 Deg W, Dips 65 Deg Sw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE TO 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.2 TO 0.4 OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 Pits
Comment (Location): Covers Ridge Crest On Both Sides Of Trail Over Woodtick Summit
Comment (Geology): Fractures, Veins And Dikes In Challis Volcanics Strike N Or N 45 Deg W, Dip Steeply, Are 1 To 27 Ft. Thick, 75 To 2,000 Ft. Long.
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Fe Stain
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Contact
Comment (Commodity): Group Covers The Ridge Crest On Both Sides Of The Trail Over Woodtick Summit. Samples Collected Conatined Tr-0.34 Grams Gold, And 6.9-13.7 Grams Silver Per Tonne.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P
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