Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Bay State Group Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadZincCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFissure, Fracture
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Ilvaite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Limestone · Al Limestone, Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
AlterationOxidized Upper Layers
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10069891
MRDS IDW007650
Alternate namesIll., Tenn., Mass., Mich. Claims. Parts of Wash., Id., And Oregon Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.75658, -116.93127
References
SORENSON, R. E., 1927, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 22, 47 P1927 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 2