| Deposit ID | 10069907 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007682 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oro Fino Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sinker Tunnel |
| Related records | 10241981 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.69847, 43.01071 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2240 |
| Relative position | 1.33 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SILVER CITY, ON WAR EAGLE MOUNTAIN. |
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)
Middle Snake-Succor(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 | 005S | 003W | 04 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Result | AT DEPTH OF 220 FT., AU : AG RATIO WAS 1 : 7.3 BY WEIGHT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.69847, 43.01071 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cemented Breccia |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 4 DEG W |
| Dip | 80 DEG E |
| Thickness | 4.27M |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sinker Tunnel Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | War Eagle Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2834.64M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007682 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_205 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P.
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 (PART 3).
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN. REPT.
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138
LINDGREN, W., 1898 , USGS 20TH ANN. REPT. PT. 3 , P. 75 . RAYMOND, R. W., 1870 - 1873 , 41ST - 43RD CONGRESSES, HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES MAY RAKE TO THE S. DIP VARIES 75 - 90 DEG E |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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