| Deposit ID | 10070633 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013647 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370100 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Falls Creek Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | White Elephant, Giant Quartz No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.23651, 43.85909 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 14 MI NE OF KETCHUM, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Phi Kappa Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Lost(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006N | 019E | 18 | NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Sawtooth Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Sawtooth Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Phi Kappa Formation-Argillite, Quartzite |
| Rock description | Phi Kappa Formation-Argillite, Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.23651, 43.85909 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alto District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013647 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_257 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370005 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370100 | data consolidated into this record |
Cook, E. F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South - Central Idaho; Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, P. 31-32
1955 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 10
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1497-D, 1981, Table 18, No. 11, P. 219.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 544, P. 234.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1995 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 06-NOV-1992 | Tuchek | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.