Mine detail: Golden Cup Deposit

Previously called 'Golden Coin Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.15208, -115.35016

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Gold
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation-Schist, Breccia, Conglomerate
Host type:	Schist,Conglomerate,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure:	Brecciation, Slickenslides
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	W014897
DEP	10071480
Reference	{Deposit:: KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 51}{Deposit:: LINDSEY, E., 1958, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BIG CREEK DISTRICT IDAHO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA M.S. THESIS, 67 P.}
Reporter	Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat)