Mine detail: Why Not Mine

Previously called 'Estes GoldEustace MountainFranklin GroupEstes MountainThunderboltHidden Treasure'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.44461, -114.70676

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Tuff
Associated rock:	Challis Volcanics-Andesitic Tuff
Associated type:	Tuff

References

MRDS	W014279
MAS	160370269
DEP	10071071
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1949, Silver - Gold Deposits Of The Yankee Fork District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 83, 37 P.}{Deposit:: Stiles, C. A., 1976 , Geology And Alteration Of The West Fork Mayfield Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, P. 103 - 106 .}{Deposit:: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 473, P. 217.}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1949, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet Pamphlet 83, 37 P.}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)