Gold Coin Mine

The Gold Coin Mine is a gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,251 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

Name: Gold Coin Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,251 Feet (991 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.6142, -115.90030

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Gold Coin Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Coin Mine
Secondary: Fannie Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: C. J. Van Curen

Owner Name: Hypotheek Mining And Milling Co.


Production

Year: 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.1 - 1.76 Oz/Ton Au


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Better Ore Occurs Near Fold Axes


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ankerite, Sericite, Chlorite, Apatite


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

Analytical Data: ASSAYS INDICATED 0.1 TO 1.76 OZ/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena


Comments

Comment (Development): 5 LODE AND 2 PLACER CLAIMS; MILL IN DUNCAN GULCH

Comment (Deposit): THICKNESS OF QUARTZ RANGES FROM 2 TO 36 INCHES, PROBALLY AVERAGES 15 INCHES.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4

Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P


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