Deer Park Group

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070733
MRDS ID W013798
MAS/MILS ID 0160390713
Record type Site
Current site name Deer Park Group
Alternate or previous names Hope and Deer Park Groups Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.36814, 43.87428 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 24 MI. NE OF IDAHO CITY, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Phifer Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 009E 10,11 SENE (10) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • East Side Of Swanholm Creek And Near Its End

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.36814, 43.87428

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 DEG W
    Dip 90 DEG
    Width 12.19M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Warrior Basin District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Oscar V. Svennson

Comments on the workings information

  • Bulldozer Cuts On Gold Shear Zone, Open Pit On Antimony Zone.

Comments on development

  • Hope Group (10 Unpatented Claims); Deer Park Group (4 Unpatented Claims)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Green, W. R., 1968, Hope And Deer Park Groups: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report

  • Deposit

    1968 Asarco, Green, Open - File Report

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Also A 100 - Ft. Wide Zone Of Parallel Quartz Antimony Veins, Up To 3 Ft Wide, Strike N 20 Deg E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 27-OCT-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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