Mine detail: Shoo Fly Mine

Previously called 'Sims Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.30489, -113.98812

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Silver
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR LENSES
Discovery year:	1870

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:	Quartzite

References

MRDS	W013341
MAS	160590144
DEP	10106578
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P.}{Deposit:: USGS Bull 528.}{Production:: Anderson, A. L., 1959, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 118, 92 P.}
Reporter	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Miller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.)