Mine detail: Gold Digger Prospect

Previously called 'Easter Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.85766, -116.31541

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Tertiary: Zinc, Lead, Copper
Ore: Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite, Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Orebody form: LINEAR, POCKETS, PINCH AND SWELL

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Diorite
Associated rock:Idaho Batholith
Associated type:Quartz Diorite,Dacite

References

MRDSW007831
MAS160450073
DEP10105569
Reference{Deposit:: Lindgren, Waldemar, 1897, The Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: USGS 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. Iii, P. 714}{Deposit:: Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.}{Deposit:: Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamp. 41, P. 2}{Production:: Lindgren, W., 1897, USGS 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. Iii, P. 714}
ReporterSteigner, William D., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)