| Deposit ID | 10070012 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007845 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Passover Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.25734, 43.69879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MI NE OF ROCKY BAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rocky Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Boise(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Boise National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Elmore |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 010E | 04, 10 | SWSESE (04) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1/2 CU. YD GAVE 5 OZ AU. A 14 - FT. CHANNEL SAMPLE GAVE 0.25 OZ AU/TON. SOME ORE HAD 5 OZ AU/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granophyre Dike;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Granophyre Dike;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -115.25734, 43.69879 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | 55 DEG NE |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| District name | Rocky Bar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harris And Oram |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007845 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_127 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390027 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1943, Geology Of The Gold - Bearing Lodes Of Rocky Bar District, Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 34.
Wagner, W.R.T., 1939, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar District, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, 32 P.
1943 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Some Free Gold In Fractures. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1930'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Steigner, William D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.