| Deposit ID | 10069906 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007680 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pauper Vein Mine |
| Related records | 10217653 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.72236, 43.00127 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MI SE OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 003W | 08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE WORTH $33 A TON TO 1870. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.72236, 43.00127 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N - S |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007680 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV___9 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75-205 (PT. 3).
RAYMOND, R. W., 1870, 41ST CONGRESS, 2ND SESS., HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOC. NO. 207, P. 233 - 247. RAYMOND, R. W., 1873, 42ND CONGRESS, 3RD SESS., HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOC. NO. 210, P.189 - 205.
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN. REP
LINDGREN, W., 1898, USGS 20TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3, P. 75-205.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Benjamin, David A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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