| Deposit ID | 10008764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001134 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Washington Basin Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.65512, 44.00629 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EAST OF WASHINGTON PEAK, 7 MI. AIRLINE EAST OF OBSIDIAN POST OFFICE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -114.65512, 44.00629 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001134 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_616 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
COOK, E.F., 1956, IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL. PAM. 108.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTENT OF GOLD AND WO3 IS UNKNOWN. IN 1946, THE OWNER REPORTED THAT SOME SAMPLES CONTAINED $8 TO $10 IN GOLD AND 0.5 PERCENT OF WO3 (REF. NO. 1) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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