| Deposit ID | 10069902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007672 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Demming Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Boulder Creek Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.70597, 42.87155 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1597 |
| Relative position | 12 MI. S. OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Triangle Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Triangle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006S | 003W | 28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -116.70597, 42.87155 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES, VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Steele District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Demming Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2438.4M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007672 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV__46 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BELL, R. N., 1920 , REOPENING OF OLD DELAMAR MINE UNDERWAY: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 110 , NO. 11 , P. 538 - 539.
SALMAN, D.S.A., 1972, GEOLOGY OF TRIANGLE QUADRANGLE AREA, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 65 P.
WALKER, W.P., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF A PART OF THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF SILVER CITY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 59 P.
CAMPBELL, S., 1923 , 25TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1923.
SALMAN, D.S.A., 1972, MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 65 P. CAMPBELL, S., 1923 , 25TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1923.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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