Hiatt Group

The Hiatt Group is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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

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Site Name

Primary: Hiatt Group
Secondary: Group Later Included With Saunders Prop.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin

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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Sawtooth Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF SELECTED SPECIMENS SHOW A HIGH SILVER CONTENT.

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Commodity): FORMER PLACER MINERS OBTAINED CONSIDERABLE BISMUTH WITH COARSE GOLD, IN THEIR SLUICE BOXES.

Comment (Development): 200 ACRES, A LARGE PORTION OF WHICH IS PATENTED

References

Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, 103 P

Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL.

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