Golden Sunbeam Mine (Bismarck; Daisy; Sunbeam), Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Golden Sunbeam Mine (Bismarck; Daisy; Sunbeam) | Mine |
| Yankee Fork Mining District | Mining District |
| Custer County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 26' 20'' North , 114° 44' 9'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
137691
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137691:6
GUID (UUID V4):
4f4eac82-f95f-48ce-a646-aca87cbc526c
REF:Deposit:: UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 539, 104 P.
Deposit:: LOCKARD, D. W., 1970, EVALUATION OF THE GOLDEN SUNBEAM DEPOSIT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO MS THESIS, 78 P
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Trace) - REE, Copper
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Yellowjacket Formation - Quartzite
Structure: Brecciation, Gouge
Host Rock: Tuff
The Sunbeam Mine was an obscure low-grade claim until C.E. Gable, an aggressive Pittsburgh capitalist, bought it in 1903. Although its ore values averaged less than $10 per ton, the Sunbeam became a paying proposition under Gable and by 1909 was the country's best producing mine. The Sunbeam property was built to produce hydroelectric power to run machinery in the Sunbeam's mine and mills. An unpaid mortgage, however, forced the sunbeam property to be sold at a sheriff's auction in 1911, and the Sunbeam, the last major mine in the Yankee Fork closed down.
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10107302 |
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