Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Lepley Claim Group Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Basalt · Silver City Grey Banded-Rhyolite;Basalt Latite Unit-Basalt And Latite;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
StructureFault Planes Dip 26 Deg Sw
AlterationClay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10069918
MRDS IDW007699
Alternate namesBoone, Balance, Beck, Ohio, Advance, Last Chance Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.01348, -116.83957
References
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO: USGS, 20TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3, P. 75-205.ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138USGS COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN REPT.