Gold Run Creek Outcrop Prospect

Occurrence in Camas county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070761
MRDS ID W013841
MAS/MILS ID 0160250051
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Run Creek Outcrop Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.95093, 43.79629 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 8.5 MI. E OF ATLANTA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camas(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marshall Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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 Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005N 013E 06 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Near The Center Of Section On The Southwest Side Of The North Fork Of Gold Run Creek And About 15 Meters Above Creek Level.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Sample Taken Across A 26-Inch Width Of The Vein Con- Tained 50 Ppm Silver And 1,500 Ppm Lead.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe - Oxide Stains

Analytical data

Result 50 PPM AG
Result 1,500 PPM PB IN CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 26 INCH WIDTH OF VEIN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.95093, 43.79629

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 DEG W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Skeleton Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Sawtooth Primitive Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad No. 425

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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