Mine detail: Golden Age Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

44.02432, -115.82429

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Kaolin, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form:	SEAMS
Discovery year:	1895

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Rhyolite,Granite
Associated rock:	Rhyolite Porphyry;Granite, Quartz Diorite
Associated type:	Diorite,Rhyolite,Granite
Structure:	Major Faults In The Area Strike N 40 - 60 Deg E, Dip Steeply Se
Alteration processes:	Oxidized

References

MRDS	W007576
DEP	10069849
Reference	{Deposit:: BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C. P. 119 - 319}{Deposit:: IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974-JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 95 P.}{Deposit:: 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL. 9}{Deposit:: 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C.}{Production:: BALLARD, S. M., 1924: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, P. 75.}
Reporter	Murphy, Lyn S., Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)