Mountain Goat Mine, Beaver Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountain Goat Mine | Mine |
| Beaver Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 33' 36'' North , 115° 52' 8'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mountain Goat; Monitor
Located in Carbon Creek 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) from the confluence of Beaver Creek and Carbon Creek. The mine is located on the ridge between Missoula Gulch and Carbon Creek Gulch.
Commodity(s): copper (50,000-100,000 pounds), gold (100-500 ounces), iron, lead (12,000,000-15,000,000 pounds), silver (100,000-500,000 ounces), zinc (30,000,000-40,000,000 pounds).
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation; Upper Prichard Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite
Structure: Carlisle Fault; Puritan Fault
Alteration: Unknown
Deposit Type: Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)FRYKLUND, V. C., JR. (1964), ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 445 , 103 pages: 67, Plates 4, 5.
U.S.Bureau of Mines (1975), ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , 61 pages.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078379 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10192676 |
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