Mine detail: Alexander Mine

Previously called 'Sampson'

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Location

Lat / long:

43.86348, -116.29487

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Zinc, Lead, Copper
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Lead, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Pyrite
Orebody form:	STRINGERS AND SEAMS

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated rock:	Diorite Dike;Dacite And Granite Porphyry Dikes;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	W007915
MAS	160450014
DEP	10105577
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamph 41, P. 35.}{Deposit:: Lindgren, W., 1897 , The Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3 , P. 716}{Deposit:: Campbell, A., 1936 , 37th Ann. Rept. Of The Idaho Mine Inspector For 1935 .}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1934, Idaho Bur. Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 35}
Reporter	Steigner, William D., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)