The Gold Bug Mine is a silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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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: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.47944, -116.03861
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Gold Bug Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bug Mine
Secondary: Gold Cross
Secondary: Little Chief
Secondary: Golconda
Secondary: Mystery
Secondary: Fraction
Secondary: Independence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Florence 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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Cross Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Head Of Black Sand Creek. 1000 Ft S Of The Banner
Comment (Production): $100,000 Au Produced.
Comment (Development): Several Patented Claims.
References
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1900 , The Gold And Silver Veins Of Silver City, Delamar, And Other Mining Districts In Idaho, In USGS 20th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3 , P. 236.
Reference (Deposit): Reed, John C., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Florence Mining District: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P.
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