Goodenough Mine

The Goodenough Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,348 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Goodenough Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren 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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Unity Gold Production Co.

Owner Name: Idaho Consolidated Gold Mining Co

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Structure: Faulting
Description: Fault Offsetting Vein 8 Ft

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AVE $30/TON (1911)

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): Head Of Bear Creek

Comment (Production): $10000

Comment (Development): 5 - Stamp Mill

Comment (Deposit): Possible Continuation Of Rescue Vein, 5 Veins

Comment (Workings): Workings Inaccessible

References

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1900, The Gold And Silver Veins Of Silver City, De Lamar, And Other Mining Districts In Idaho: USGS 20th Annual Rept., Pt. Iii, P. 67 - 256

Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45

Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45

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