The Rocket - Dolly Group is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.31, -113.93360
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Rocket - Dolly Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rocket - Dolly Group
Secondary: Rocket
Secondary: Seloma
Secondary: Little Maud
Secondary: Dolly Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Rouker, J. R. Silver, B. T. Richards, J. C. Bennett
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 4 Pat. Claims, 1 Pat. Millsite
Comment (Workings): 2 Groups Of Workings- 1 In Main Gulch And 1 In Tributary Joining From West
Comment (Location): N Sec. Line 0.5 Mi S Of Where Bird Creek Crosses Sec. 23-24 Boundary. ; Info From Land.St :(1978)
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P
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