The Golden Chariot Mine is a gold mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.5003, -113.58810
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Golden Chariot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Chariot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): High On Flank Of Ridge A Little Over 1 Mi Sw Of Martin
Comment (Deposit): Several Veins, 2 Are Pb-Ag, 1 Cu; 1 Pb-Ag Vein Above; 2nd Pb-Ag Vein Is In A Fault Breccia Zone That Trends N 85 Deg W; The Cu Vein Is In Mineralized Fissure That Trends N 75 Deg E, Dips 75 Deg Nw, And Is Several Hundred Yd Long, 1 Ft Wide
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Gouge
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Fissures, Fault Breccia Zone
Comment (Production): Small Gold Prod (Anderson 1929)
References
Reference (Deposit): PRINZ, W. C., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES-MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 116-119
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LAVA CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32, 70 P.
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