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Fourth of July Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070646
MRDS ID W013666
Record type Site
Current site name Fourth of July Prospect
Related records 10305233

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3553, 43.5369 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 2 MI NW OF HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hailey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 018E 6 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • AT HEAD OF FIRST LONG TRIBUTARY GULCH OF CROY CR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Sandstone
    Rock description Wood River Form.-Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3553, 43.5369
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Strike N
    Dip 70 DEG. W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 274.32M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 TUNNELS ALONG FAULTS, UPPERMOST OF WHICH STRIKES N 40 - 47 DEG. W AND DIPS 58 - 75 DEG. SW., MIDDLE FAULT STRIKES N. 40 - 50 DEG W, AND DIPS 55 - 60 DEG SW, AND LOWER FAULT STRIKES N 20 DEG E AND DIPS 20 - 30 DEG SE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-02-01 Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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