Mine detail: Birthday Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 43.86098, -116.30037

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Ore: Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: LINEAR

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Diorite
Associated rock:Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
Associated type:Diorite

References

MRDSW007947
MAS160450066
DEP10070060
Reference{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.}
ReporterSteigner, William D., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)