Mystery Claims

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011581
MRDS ID D006604
Record type Site
Current site name Mystery Claims
Alternate or previous names Lundquist Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.77535, 43.72848 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 2 MI SE OF THE THORN CREEK BUTTE LOOKOUT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arrowrock Reservoir NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005N 006E 32 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granodiorite and two-mica granite.

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Contact Of Dacite Dike And Granodiorite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Idaho City District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner W. T. Lundquist
    First year 1940

Comments on the workings information

  • A FEW PITS WERE PRESENT IN 1940

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE WA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-81 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.