Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Clipper Bullion Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
GoldLead
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Description

Mark O. Ainslie

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlJointing
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Iron, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss · Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Lamprophyre, Granite
StructureMinor Faults, Brecciation
AlterationOxidation, Leaching , Fe Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10070529
MRDS IDW013499
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.36848, -114.27733
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.JACOBS, M. H., 1903, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1902.GRAY, F.A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PHD THESIS1903 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 19021913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, BULL. 528GRAY, F.A., 1927, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PHD THESIS