Rainbow Group Prospect

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10070683
MRDS ID	W013718
MAS/MILS ID	0160370038
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rainbow Group Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-114.70262, 43.92909 (WGS84)
Elevation	2316
Relative position	5 MI. NW OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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	Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	007N	015E	16	SWSW	Idaho

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Malachite	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
Calcite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Rock unit name

Horton Peak Stock-Quartz Monzonite

Rock description

Horton Peak Stock-Quartz Monzonite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Pliocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Pliocene

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
Rock unit name	Milligen Formation-Quartzite, Argillite
Rock description	Milligen Formation-Quartzite, Argillite

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-114.70262, 43.92909	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Germania Creek District

Land status

Ownership category	National Forest
Area name	Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on the workings information

Several Pits and Trenches

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W013718
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	HA_166	http://www.idahogeology.org/
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160370038	data consolidated into this record

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 648 P
Deposit

Vannoy, R. M., And Others, 1986, Economic Appraisal Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, Table 13, No. 161, P. 315.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1976	Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat)	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	01-MAR-1995	McHugh, Edward L.	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.