The Golden Gate is a tungsten mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,440 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: 6,440 Feet (1,963 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 44.9428, -115.48810
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Golden Gate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Gate
Secondary: Golden Gate Tungsten Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Amselco Minerals, Inc.
Company ID: 1000672
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1987
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MESA INSPECTION REPORT DATED 9/20/77.
References
Reference (Deposit): SURVEY BULL 780, 1925, P. 151.
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO. U. S. GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C. AND C. P. ROSS. ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER
Reference (Deposit): REPORT 83-835, 1983, 26 PP.
Reference (Deposit): VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE
Reference (Deposit): ANOMALIES IN NEARBY SOILS AND PLANTS, YELLOW PINE DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): LEONARD, B. F. THE GOLDEN GATE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT AND METAL
Reference (Deposit): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1658-Q, 1983, PP. 193-201.
Reference (Deposit): SKARN TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE CHALLIS QUADRANGLE.
Reference (Deposit): COOKRO, T. M. DEPOSITIONAL CONTROLS OF BRECCIA-FILL AND
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