Mine detail: Black Lake Mine

Previously called 'Idaho Gold CoinSummit ClaimsMaid of Erin ClaimsSummit Group'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.18657, -116.5691

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Ore:	Gold
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1893

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1905

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Associated rock:	Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite
Associated type:	Andesite
Tectonic:	Island Arc Volcanic Chain
Alteration processes:	Oxidation

References

MRDS	W012959
MAS	160030027
DEP	10105596
Reference	{Deposit:: Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 35-37}{Deposit:: 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1}{Production:: Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Id. Burr. Mines & Geol. Bulletin 1}
Reporter	Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)