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Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Gold Hunter Mine and Mill

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter No. 6

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter Mine and Mill

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter No. 6

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter No 6 Iso Projection

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter Mine and Mill

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Gold Hunter No. 6

Gold Hunter Mine No. 6, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 16'' North , 115° 47' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.47131,-115.78788
GeoHash:
G#: c2mwj1vu6
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mullan675 (2017)1.1km
Wallace761 (2017)10.5km
Osburn1,510 (2017)16.3km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)26.0km
Wardner186 (2017)26.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
11408
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11408:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hunter Ranch property; Gold Hunter millsite; Silver shaft


A former Au-Ag-Pb-Cu-Zn-Sb occurrence/mine located in secs. 26 & 35, T48N, R5E, BM, in Hunter Gulch between the Independence Lead Mines Company property and the Abot Mining Company, E of Burke. Located slightly to the northwest of Mullan, Idaho at the base of the west ridge of Gold Hunter Gulch, virtually within the Mullan city limits.

Host Rock Unit: Wallace Formation; Burke Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite
Structure: unknown
Alteration: unknown
Ore: Fissure vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
References:
Dana 7:I:421.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘBoulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Anderson, R.L., 2000, Geology of the Gold Hunter mine, Coeur d'Alene mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 5, p. 2.
Linforth, F.A., 1924, Report on Gold Hunter mine, Shoshone County, Idaho: Butte, Montana, Anaconda Copper Mining Co., 7 p. [Anaconda Collection 21703.01]
Linforth, F.A., and Billingsley, Paul, 1916, Report on the Gold Hunter mine, Shoshone County, Idaho: Butte, Montana, Anaconda Copper Mining Co., 7 p. [Anaconda Collection 21703.01]
Smith, E. Percy, 1913, Report on the property of the Gold Hunter Mining & Smelting Company, 21 p.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1958, Defense Minerals Exploration Administration-5003: Gold Hunter Mine, DMEA-5003.
USGS MRDS ID #W026716.
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0419
Ransome, F. L. (1905), Ore Deposits of the Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho, USGS Bulletin 260: 274 - 303.
Ransome, F. L., and Calkins, F. C. (1908), The geology and Ore Deposits of the Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho: USGS Professional Paper 62, 203 pages.
Umpleby, Joseph B.; Jones, E. L. Jr. (1923) Geology and ore deposits of Shoshone County, Idaho. Bulletin 732. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b732
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.p.421
Fryklund, V.C., Jr. (1964) Ore deposits of the Coeur d'Alene district, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Professional Paper 445, 103 pages.
Hobbs, S. Warren, Griggs, Allan B., Wallace, Robert E., Campbell, Arthur B. (1965) Geology of the Coeur d'Alene district, Shoshone County, Idaho. Professional Paper 478. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp478
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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