Mine detail: Virginia Mine

Previously called 'GemMidwayMcKillop Group'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.10599, -113.58281

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	GRAINS, BUNCHES, PATCHES

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:	Quartzite
Associated rock:	Hornblende Syenodiorite Dike
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	W013368
MAS	160590191
DEP	10070432
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:: Forest Service Files, D.W. Peters, Salmon, ID}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)