| Deposit ID | 10069963 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007772 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160210037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Shaft Group Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Metals Mining Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.15295, 48.66847 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Relative position | 8 MI SE OF BONNERS FERRY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boundary(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moyie Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Kootenai(hydrologic unit)
Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boundary |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 061N | 002E | 01 | C NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Rock unit name | Quartzite |
| Rock description | Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.15295, 48.66847 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E - Dipping Contact Between Sill And Quartzite Is 40 To 50 Ft. E Of Shaft Collar. |
| Strike | N 77 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 DEG N |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Moyie - Yaak District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.9M |
| Overall depth | 12.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007772 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA__73 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160210037 | data consolidated into this record |
Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.
Cook, E., 1956 Id Bur Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 102. 53 P.
1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A Second Vein, 800 Ft S And Parallel To Above Vein In Strike And Dip, Is 2 Ft Wide |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1986 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.