Mine detail: Ranger Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

45.24349, -113.68481

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver
Gangue:	Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1875

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1937

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:	Quartzite

References

MRDS	W013383
MAS	160590657
DEP	10105633
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.}{Deposit:: USGS Bull 528.}{Deposit:: Mines And Prospects Of The Dillon Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell Et Al}{Deposit:: Weis, USGS Prof Paper 44512, P 61}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)