Gold Crown Deposit

The Gold Crown Deposit is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Gold Crown Deposit

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.5725, -115.67560

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Gold Crown Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Crown Deposit
Secondary: Golden Crown
Secondary: Captain Clark
Secondary: CoosBay


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Schultz, A. F.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: At Crest Of Large Isoclinal Anticline Which Has Been Invaded By Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits In The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P


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