The Gold Coin Mine is a gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,251 Feet (991 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.6142, -115.90030
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Gold Coin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Coin Mine
Secondary: Fannie Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. J. Van Curen
Owner Name: Hypotheek Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Year: 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.1 - 1.76 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Better Ore Occurs Near Fold Axes
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ankerite, Sericite, Chlorite, Apatite
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS INDICATED 0.1 TO 1.76 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 LODE AND 2 PLACER CLAIMS; MILL IN DUNCAN GULCH
Comment (Deposit): THICKNESS OF QUARTZ RANGES FROM 2 TO 36 INCHES, PROBALLY AVERAGES 15 INCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P
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