Rocket - Dolly Group

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

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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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