| Deposit ID | 10070729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013794 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Camas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Camas No. 2 |
| Related records | 10217011 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.4781, 43.4119 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 11 MI. SW OF HAILEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richardson Summit(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 | 017E | 18,19 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.33 OZ. AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 1.39 OZ. AG/TON AVG IN CAMAS BODY |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Basalt;Dikes-Lamprophyre | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Basalt;Dikes-Lamprophyre | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -114.4781, 43.4119 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | SE |
| Dip | 35 - 55 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 32M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| District name | Camas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Camas Trust Co. |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013794 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA1218 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WEIS, P. L., AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND WESTERN MONTANA, 1952 - 1955: USGS BULL. 1074 - B, P. 7 - 48.
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1946, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE HAILEY GOLD BELT (CAMAS DISTRICT), BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76, 26 P.
BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.
1946 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
1955 RECON D.L. SCHMIDT, BULL. 1074-B
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, R. W., 1946, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-03-01 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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