The Gold Bug No. 5 Claim is a silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.2086, -115.19940
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Gold Bug No. 5 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bug No. 5 Claim
Secondary: Gold Bug Prospects 1-5
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Ramey Ridge 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wallrock Alteration 41 In. Wide
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TRACE CU
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.01 OZ AU, 0.075 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): The Gold Bug No. 5 Claim Is Located At The Extreme East End Of Eightyeight Ridge And 366 Meters East Of The Old Lobear Cabin.
Comment (Commodity): A Trench Sample Assayed 0.34 Grams Gold And 2.6 Grams Silver Per Tonne And A Trace Copper. Other Pits In Same Area Sampled But No Apparent Minerals Found.
References
Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
Idaho Gold
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