Mine detail: Birthday Mine

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Location: Gem County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.86098, -116.30037
dep_id: 10070060
mrds_id: W007947
mas_id: 160450066
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Unknown
Reporter: Steigner, William D., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_unit: Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
arock_type: Diorite
References:
  • Deposit:: Lindgren, Waldemar, 1897, The Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: USGS 18th Ann. Rep Pt. Iii, P. 716
  • Deposit:: Mc Dowell, G. A., 1955 , 56th Ann. Rept. Of The Idaho Mine Inspector For 1954 .
  • Deposit:: Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.
  • Production:: Lindgren, W., 1897, USGS 18th Ann. Rept. Pt. Iii, P. 716.
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