Mine detail: Confidence Group

Previously called 'Tin DaySearchlightWhite Horse Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 45.25799, -113.69261

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver, Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: LENSE, IRREGULAR
Discovery year: 1899

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:Quartzite

References

MRDSW013356
MAS160590170
DEP10070425
Reference{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.}{Deposit:: MacKenzie, Wayne O., 1949, Geology And Ore Deposits Of A Section Of The Beaverhead Range, East Of Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 52 P.}{Deposit:: Bell, Robert N., 1906, Seventh Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1905, P. 89}{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 82 P.}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.}
ReporterMiller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)