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Big Bertha Group

Past Producer in Cassia county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070357
MRDS ID W013247
MAS/MILS ID 0160310030
Record type Site
Current site name Big Bertha Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.58197, 42.31571 (WGS84)
Elevation 2499
Relative position 4 MI. N.W. OF CONNER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Connor Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013S 025E 06, 07 NENW (07) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Lies At Summit Of The Wide Flat Ridge Between Conner Cr. And Howell Cr. .2 Mi. N.W. Of Melcher Mine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyromorphite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS ON ORE SAMPLES REPORTED TO CARRY $14.00 TO $16.00 IN AU/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Harrison Series, Quartzite
    Rock description Harrison Series, Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.58197, 42.31571
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form POCKETS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stokes District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Big Bertha Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • Reported That 12 Tons Of Ore Were Shipped In 1891 Consisting Of Mainly Lead Carbonate With Good Values In Lead And Silver

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 274.32M
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • Cuts And Shafts, 35 To 120 Ft. Deep.

Comments on development

  • 13 Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1931; Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Id.: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P

  • Production

    Anderson, A. L., 1931: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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