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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 38' 42'' North , 114° 15' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ketchum2,728 (2017)9.2km
Sun Valley1,422 (2017)9.4km
Hailey8,134 (2017)14.6km
Bellevue2,300 (2017)20.2km
Carey602 (2017)45.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
45330
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45330:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gee Claim; Oro Claim; Triumph Claim; Old Triumph Mine; May Leaf Claim; North Star and Independence Mine


Reopened from 1927-1957 USGS PP 610
REF:Deposit:: ANDERSON A L 1950 IDA BMGEOL PAM 90 P 46
Deposit:: USGS BULL. 814,1930
Deposit:: ID BUR OF MINES &GEOL. PAM. 90,PT.2,P.39-50
Reserve-Resource:: RUPERT HOUSE OF TRIUMPH MINERALS, INC, HAILEY, IDAHO,
Reserve-Resource:: (VERBAL COMMUNICATI
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc; (Trace) - Silver
Development Status: Past Producer

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Commodity List

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


Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
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
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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