Mine detail: Panther Creek Opal Occurrence

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 44.89629, -114.31403

Resource(N)

Tertiary: Gemstone
Ore: Opal
Discovery year: 1900

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:Quartzite,Alluvium
Associated rock:Challis Volcanics-Porphyry Dike
Associated type:Plutonic Rock

References

MRDSW014240
MAS160590392
DEP10071044
Reference{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1941, The Metal And Coal Mining Districts Of Idaho, With Notes On The Non-Metallic Mineral Resources Of The State: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 57, 263 P.}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.}{Deposit:: Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, 182 p.}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)