| Deposit ID | 10069927 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007713 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tunnel Group Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Parts of Washington, Idaho, Oregon Claims. All of New York, Vermont, Maine Claims |
| Related records | 10169394 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.93067, 42.76178 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | 20.5 MI SSW OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Williams Creek(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)
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 | 008S | 005W | 04 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Calamine | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Linarite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DUMP SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.32 OZ. AU, 9.6 OZ. AG, AND 4% PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||
| Rock description | Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Al Limestone, Limestone |
| Rock description | Al Lst, Lst |
| (1) | Metasedimentary rocks. |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 47 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| District name | South Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vida Consolidated Mines |
| First year | 1926 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007713 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV_126 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SORENSON, R. E., 1927, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 22, 47 P
1927 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIORITE IS MEDIUM GRAINED, GRAY, WITH AN EXCESS OF HORNBLENDE OVER BIOTITE. THE LIMESTONE IS WHITE, BLOCKY AND MARBLEIZED, WITH STREAKS OF BLACK SILICA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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