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Canyon Creek Mine

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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  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 10011582
MRDS ID D006605
Record type Site
Current site name Canyon Creek Mine
Alternate or previous names Silver King Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.01596, 43.92768 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 4 MI S30W OF PLACERVILLE ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harris Creek Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(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 007N 004E 19;20 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN BUT PROSPECT IS ON THE S SIDE OF CANYON CREEK ABOUT 500 FT. ABOVE IT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith
    Rock description Idaho Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.01596, 43.92768
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POD

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersection Of Two Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1937

Mining district

District name Quartzburg District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. M. Eck
    First year 1943
  • Type Owner
    Owner L. M. Eck, Press Atkinson, And Frank Kennedy
    Home office Boise, Id.

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

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