 | | Report (volume) | | Geology of Part of the Alder Creek Mining District Custer County, Idaho GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN... Geology of Part of the Alder Creek Mining District Custer County, Idaho By W. H. NELSON and C. P....intrusive and metamorphic rocks of the Alder Creek mining district UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...Formation. ______________________________________ White Knob Limestone_______________________________________...monzonite____________________________________________ Mackay Granite_____________________________________________ |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGY OF THE EMPIRE COPPER MINE NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO by F. W. Farwell and R. P. Full Open...October 1944 CONTENTS Page [ y ..... .^duction Mining Industry .*...*......... Geology ................Lead-zinc deposits ........ The Empire Mine ............... - Mine development .......... Geology ........Folio 2. Plan maps, Empire mine area, Plates 1 to^S. ,/ Sections, Empire mine. Plates 29 to 45, 1 2 3...COPPER MINE NEAR MACKAY, x IDAHO by F. W. Farwell and R. P. Full SUMMARY The Empire copper mine, principal |  | | Report (volume) | | Quadrangle and the Western Part of the Idaho Falls I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho * , , » Prepare/ in *VG}'erati(>ttaw$i..."ni\'ersity of Idaho U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN~2064-rA-R Cover. Looking south at the Mackay stock, southwest...southwest of Mackay, Idaho. The Eocene Mackay stock (center of photograph; is made up of granite, quartz...Mississippian McGowan Creek Formation and the Upper Mississippian White Knob Limestone. The Mackay mineralized...Quadrangle and the Western Part of the Idaho Falls I°x2° Quadrangle, Idaho Edited by Ronald G. Worl, Paul K |  | | Report (issue) | | -GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGY OF THE MACKAY 30-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, IDAHO* 10- j 11 ! " ii 14 i By Wtllis...paleontology -- 10- - 14 32 ** . 11 39 12 42 % White Knob Limestone 13 ----- 42 *. 14 Age and paleontology... . 130 i 14 Alder Creek mining district I5~ - -- Copper Basin mining district --- 16 Little Wood...Wood River mining district - - 17 References cited ----------- 18 ........'.... 19 20- 21 22...Table 1. Chemical analyses of White Knob Limestone from near Mackay -- 5- 2. . . 45 . In back |  | | Report (issue) | | deposits of the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho Abstracts and short papers selected...presented to the Annual Convention of the Northwest Mining Association, Spokane, Washington, December 7, 1989...types in the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho .................... Johnson, K...resources of the Hailey and western Idaho Falls I°x2° quadrangles, Idaho ....................... Smith, C...mineralized terranes in the Hailey I°x2° quadrangle, Idaho ......... Kleinkopf, M.D., Bankey, Viki, and McCafferty |  | | Book (edition) | | Idaho Minerals The complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho Lanny R. Ream 1!11, ) a...PISTOLS Idaho Minerals Idaho Minerals The Complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho with Special...Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains...Rerun Publishing P .O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Ale ne, Idaho 83814 Copyright © 1989 by L.R. Ream Publishing...R Ream Publishing P.O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 667-0453 To those collectors who are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal |  | | Report (volume) | | BAYHORSE REGION CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO BY CLYDE P. ROSS Prepared in cooperation with the IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES...rocks__-___-____________---_-_-___-_-_-________ Garden Creek phyllite.....__--_-___---__-__--_--_-______-Bayhorse...rocks_______________________________________________ Trail Creek formation...__________________________________ Laketown...mines_________ Bayhorse district..______.__________--__--__-__-_--_-_.._ Good Hope mine.___________________________________...______ Deposits near Garden Creek._________-_-_-_____-.-__ Ramshorn mine._____.___-_______-___-.-_-__--_---__ |  | | Book (volume) | | 1828, one on the Lovelady place near Loudsville in White Co. and the other on the Bear Cr. near Dahlonega...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AMERICAN GEOLOGIST JUNE, •9•4 THE GENESIS OF THE MACKAY IDAHO. No. 4 COPPER DEPOSITS, • JOSEPHB. Ui%IPLEB¾...INTRODUCTION. The garnetiferouscopperdepositsnear Mackay, Idaho, are of particularinterestbecause'(•) the'ore...the ore minerals. Mackay,the principal settlement in theAlderCreekmining district,is situatedin east-central...east-central Idaho. The copperdeposits occurring herecameintoprominence in •9oowhentheywere acquired by...andGunther, C. G., "The WhiteKnobcopper deposits, Mackay, Idaho,"Bi-Monthly Bull.,Am. Inst.M•n. Eng.,No. I4 |  | | Book | | be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS...x 1.8 om, 159.10 ct RIGHT: Round brilliant-cut white diamonds, South Africa and Canada « 2.00 ct and...they become white-hot, the way a space shuttle does during re-entry. During this white-hot phase they |  | | Book | | P. Blake, professor of mineralogy, geology and mining at the College of California, parent to the University...California, and published in the fourth and sixth State Mining Bureau reports. Then beginning in 1914 with a volume...are reported by county of occurrence. Map 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible...,o Map 1-2. Outline map of California showing county boundaries. __ _) 4 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...composition between acidic and basic rocks. drift mine Adit(s) driven into gravel. euhedral Characterized |  | | Book | | On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN Famous mineral...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187 | | | Book | | P. Blake, professor of mineralogy, geology and mining the at College of California, parent to the...mineralogist of California, and pub- and sixth State Mining Bureau reports. Then beginning volume prepared...species are reported by 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible, locations of mines...within a township is illustrated by Figure 1-1. county of occurrence. Map *M. Fleischer’s 1980 Glossary...Map 1-2. Outline map of California showing county boundaries. 4 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA R5W i |  | | Journal (issue) | | shrouded in the clouds. Author’s photo. The Champion Mining Company & No. 4 Shaft Robert L. Fox Jr. foxbooks@att...Painesdale, Michigan you will find the site of the Champion Mining Company. The Company was formed in 1899 as...50% of the Champion Mine. The mine was managed by Copper Range Company. The Champion Mine had six shafts...still in operation in 1930. During the 1930s the mine was working the 48th level, 4,800 feet from the...on the incline at the No.4 Shafthouse. The Champion Mine was one of the largest and richest copper mines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | secondary phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the...except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most mining in the area peaked in...and fewer chances to obtain any. However, some mining, mineral exploration, and mineral collecting continues...FiridofGt~rnSphultirite ut IIIP Bulinut Zinc Mine, St. Luwrence County, tditor of NPW b r k ” unrl iipptwwl...additions. Mlneral Index by Counties Brule County Elm Creek, IS mi. S. of Chamberlain, near junction with |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Journal (issue) | | this explain why Hydroseals Tee IN THE MAJOR MINING PUMPS PROTECTED CENTERS OF THE WORLD Most...machines like the “Caterpillar” Diesel products mining throughout the world. Tractors. Bulldozers, Motor...and loading trucks for Reynolds Mining Corporation, near Hurricane Creek, Arkansas. CATERPILLAR REC. ...JJ SYD)! te up in a wooden pail. Missouri lead mine about 1890. —_—— ; eee if atOT ace | | Horse...fashioned blasting methods and other inefficient mining techniques have become so drill pattern and loading |  | | Book | | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting |  | | Report (volume) | | location and means of access to all the metallic mining districts in the State, as well as a large number...documented summary of the beginning of Colorado mining history. Part of his summary is given here in the...had been recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet, which today would be classed...lists of the mines and mining districts that were active at the time in Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Summit...only reports the early history and status of the mining industry, but includes a list of all the species |  | | Journal (issue) | | paragenesis of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ...............when I first took this job, then-publisher John White offered to buy me a steak dinner if I ever managed...plus an interesting range o f rare species. The mine, first opened in 1903, continues to produce fine...Three mine is one of several mines located on the Little Three property in the Ramona district, San Diego...Diego County, California. This mine, strictly speaking, is developed in the Little Three main dike, one |  | | Report (issue) | | 1 D E J •LEGEND- MEXICO -^ Mining O Division Boundaries. Mining Division Offices. (6) PREFACE...a part of the Fourth Annual Report of the State Mining Bureau, by Henry G. Hanks, who was then State Mineralogist...''Minerals of California," of the California State Mining Bureau. In the thirty years which had elapsed since...published as Bulletin 91 of the California State Mining Bureau. Many additional species were included,...commercial borates. Lawsonite, first found in Marin county in 1895, has proved to be of great petrographic |  | | Report (issue) | | description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~----------------- Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County -- |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................160 Idaho .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |
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