The Yankee Fork District is a gold and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Yankee Fork District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yankee Fork District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: YANKEE FORK DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: GEODOME, U.S. ANTIMONY CORP.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: HYDROTHERMAL VEINS, STOCKWORK, CHIMNEYS, BRECCIAS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: FRACTURES, SHEAR ZONES, BRECCIA ZONES
Type: R
Description: GENTLY WARPED AND FRACTURED
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDIZED MATERIALS IN WEATHERED ZONE. SILICIC, CHLORITIC, SERICITIC, PYRITIC.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THER UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P. (P. 128)
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 539, 104 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOSIER, DAN L., MENZIE, W. DAVID, AND KLEINHAMPL, FRANK J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.
Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 2, 1984, P. 311.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1906-1957, MINERALS YEARBOOKS.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1949, SILVER-GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, P. 37 P.
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