| Basis for focus area |
Cluster of antimony and tellurium occurrences in Belt rocks taken from the Idaho Geological Survey database. |
| Identified resources |
Historical production of gold from placers and small vein deposits. |
| Production |
Unknown. |
| Status |
Past mining. |
| Estimated resources |
Unknown. |
| Geologic maps |
Burmester and others (1990), scale 1:62,500; Lund (2004), scale 1:100,000. |
| Geophysical data |
See U.S. Geological Survey (1972c), scale 1:250,000. |
| Favorable rocks and structures |
About 40 fissure veins with quartz and sulfides fill well developed joints that cut quartz monzonite bedrock (Reed, 1937). |
| Deposits |
Hinkson-Bishop mine (MRDS dep_id: 10071521), Harris-Holte mine (MRDS dep_id: 10071520), Wells prospect (MRDS dep_id; 10289489), Antimony Bar No. 1 occurrence (MRDS dep_id: 10011566), Tecla Ann occurrence (MRDS dep_id: 10290239), Dewey Vein prospect (MRDS dep_id: 10093586). |
| Evidence from mineral occurrences |
MRDS. |
| Geochemical evidence |
Unknown. |
| Geophysical evidence |
Unknown. |
| Evidence from other sources |
Unknown. |
| Comments |
Mining in the 1800s switched from mainly placer to quartz vein mining when placers were depleted. |
| Cover thickness and description |
Veins exposed at the surface. |
| Authors |
Virginia S. Gillerman, Reed S. Lewis, Christopher A. Tate, Jane M. Hammarstrom. |
| New data needs |
Digital map compilation, high resolution geophysics. |
| Geologic mapping and modeling needs |
New mapping not requested at this time. |
| Geophysical survey and modeling needs |
High resolution, Rank 1 aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric coverage. |
| Digital elevation data needs |
Lidar in progress over northern portion of the focus area; needed elsewhere. |
