Description
George McGowan
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryUranium, Tellurium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Sylvanite, Gold
GangueLimonite, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Granite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Rhyolite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Porphyritic Rhyolite Dikes
StructureIdaho Batholith, Shear Zone With Attitude Of N 10 Deg E, 83 Deg W; Gouge
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10089181
MRDS IDW014169
Alternate namesBrindle Pup Group, Bright Star No. 3
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.25908, -114.86373
References
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P.TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 648 P.1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1261974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1545-E, 1986, P. 443.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 376, P. 193.CHOATE, R., 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 126, P. 80.