Mine detail: Republican Group Mine

Previously called 'Republican ClaimBuck Horn ClaimBull Dog ClaimIdaho Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.59158, -115.15565

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Orebody form:	Tabular and lenticular
Discovery year:	1900

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Idaho Batholith-Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Alteration processes:	Sericitization

References

MRDS	W014090
MAS	10159420
DEP	10070940
Reference	{Deposit:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P}{Deposit:: 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130}{Production:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Weldin, Robert