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

MRDSW013849
MAS160390644
DEP10070768
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}
ReporterEverett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)