| Deposit ID | 10070574 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013563 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chicago Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bellevue King |
| Related records | 10193123 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.2973, 43.45349 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 2 MI WSW OF BELLEVUE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Wood(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001N | 018E | 03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ONE SPECIMEN CONTAINED 13.6% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 1,184 OZ. AG/TON. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | Tonalite, granodiorite, and quartz diorite. |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Striking N 42 Deg E And Dipping 75 - 85 Deg. N.W. Of Mio Age; The Ne Trending Faults Cut The Veins |
| General form | PATCHES, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 DEG W |
| Dip | 40 DEG SW |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mineral Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mike Brown |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 219.46M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013563 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA1182 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 32 - 33
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.
1930 GEOLMAP HEWETT, D. F., BULL. 814
1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90
ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1949, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 VEINS. VEIN 1 IS DESCRIBED ABOVE; VEIN 2 STRIKES W. AND DIPS 75 DEG N. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1976 | Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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