George Washington Nos 1 - 4 Fraction

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022906
MRDS ID FS00420
MAS/MILS ID 0160370090
Record type Site
Current site name George Washington Nos 1 - 4 Fraction

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.70839, 43.8491 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shelly Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 023E 15 2 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM 1961 PLUMB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Sedimentary rocks (Mississippian).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 591, P. 243.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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