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⇱ Gold Hill Mine (Pioneer; Consolidated Gold Hill and Iowa Groups Mine), Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA

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Gold Hill Mine (Pioneer; Consolidated Gold Hill and Iowa Groups Mine), Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USAi
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Quartzburg Mining DistrictMining District
Boise CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 57' 41'' North , 115° 58' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garden Valley394 (2011)14.4km
Crouch161 (2017)17.1km
Horseshoe Bend688 (2017)18.2km
Idaho City474 (2017)18.8km
Hidden Spring2,280 (2017)34.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Idaho Gem Club, Inc.Boise, Idaho43km
Southeast Idaho Gem and Mineral SocietyBoise, Idaho43km
Mindat Locality ID:
45374
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45374:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alteration: Oxidation, Silicified, Sericitization, Bleaching

Commodity: A 1923 shipment sample contained up to 5.0 oz. Each Au and ag/ton.

Deposit: Discovery Year: EARLY 1860'S . ORE ON 600 LEVEL IS 300 FT. LONG, 30 FT. WIDE

Development: 18 patented and 28 unpatented claims; ore treated in a 100-ton electrically driven fine-grinding amalgamation mill until mine shut down and plant was dismantled in 1938 ; econ.com: 1937- total milling cost $0.62/ton, overall operating cost $4.32/ton, stoping $3/ft., exploration $11.36/ft.

Geology: Shear zone trend N 52 deg e, dip 80 deg SE

Rock formation(s): Idaho Batholith-Diorite, Granite;Dikes-Rhyolite Porphyry, Dacite, Quartz Monzonite Porphyry, Lamprophyre


Ore(s): Fissure Zone, Shear Zone, Fractures, Faults, Dike Intersections

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
ⓘ Lillianite
Formula: Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
ⓘ Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘMatildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
ⓘLillianite2.JB.40aPb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
ⓘGalenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Sⓘ LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Sⓘ MatilditeAgBiS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Agⓘ MatilditeAgBiS2
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Pbⓘ LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biⓘ GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Biⓘ LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Biⓘ MatilditeAgBiS2
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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