Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Kentuck Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
GoldZincLead
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Description

Same James

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure, Joints
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGneiss · Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Rhyolite Porphyry, Lamprophyre
StructureMinor Faults, Gouge, Breccia
AlterationSilicification, Sericitization, Fe Stain, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10105732
MRDS IDW014858
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.3719, -114.2967
References
Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold-Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof Paper 610, P. 136Bell, R. N., 1920, Twenty-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1919.Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 64 P.Gray, F. A., 1927, Ore Deposits Of The Mineral Hill District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Univ. Of Minnesota, Phd Thesis1920 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.1968 Recon A. H. Koschmann And M. H. Bergendahl, Prof. Paper 610Gray, F. A., 1927, Univ. Of Minnesota Phd Thesis.