Description
Mr. Johnson And His Partner
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLamprophyre
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith
StructureBrecciation
AlterationSericitization, Oxidation, Limonite, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10071510
MRDS IDW014945
Alternate namesAmerican Gold, Standard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.56267, -115.45737
References
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M.S. Thesis, 61 P.Cosper, D. L., 1938, The American Gold Mine, Dixie, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, B. S. Thesis, 47 P.Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48