| Deposit ID | 10070734 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013800 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King Solomon Prospect |
| Related records | 10265647 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.77626, 43.86208 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 4 MI NORTHEAST OF IDAHO CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boise-Mores(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006N | 006E | 17 | NE4 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TWO ASSAYS: AU=0.85 OZ/TON AND 0.10 OZ/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | AG=47.1 OZ/TON AND 47.9 OZ/TON |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.77626, 43.86208 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Idaho City District (Illinois Creek Area) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Knight, J. H. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Boise Cascade Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013800 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA__48 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C.N., 1962, KING SOLOMON MINES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY UNPUB. FIELD NOTES.
ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, P. 19.
MITCHELL, V.E., OTT, M.H., VANCE, R.E., AND BENNETT, E.H., 1991, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE HAILEY QUADRNAGLE, IDAHO, 2D ED.: IDAHO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, P. 6.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN LOCATED IN A SHEAR ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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