The Gold Digger Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.85778, -116.31444
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Gold Digger Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Digger Prospect
Secondary: Easter Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Form: LINEAR, POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitized
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritized
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Description: Porphyry
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.10 - 0.34 OZ AU/TON AND "CONSIDERABLE SILVER.
Analytical Data: THE PAY SHOOT YIELDED $38/TON FREE AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Small Amount Of Au Ore Produced In 1895.
Comment (Workings): Open Cuts And 2 Tunnels
Comment (Location): N. Side Of Willow Cr.
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidized, Pyritized Local -
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissure Zone
Comment (Geology): Dip Varies 65 - 80 Deg N
Comment (Development): 5 Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamp. 41, P. 2
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, Waldemar, 1897, The Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: USGS 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. Iii, P. 714
Reference (Production): Lindgren, W., 1897, USGS 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. Iii, P. 714
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