Mine detail: Valley Chief Nos. 1-11 Claims

Previously called 'Bayhorse Pass Prospects'

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Location

Lat / long:

43.97658, -115.23734

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Copper, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Garnet, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	VEINLETS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Idaho Batholith-Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Montezuma Fault, Brecciation, Altered Zone
Alteration processes:	Chlorite, Silicification

References

MRDS	W013849
MAS	160390644
DEP	10070768
Reference	{Deposit:: Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p., p. D79-D81.}{Deposit:: V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad}{Deposit:: Green, W. R., 1967, Valley Chief Mine: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report}
Reporter	Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)