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Valley Chief Nos. 1-11 Claims

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Bismuth, Gold
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  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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070768
MRDS ID W013849
MAS/MILS ID 0160390644
Record type Site
Current site name Valley Chief Nos. 1-11 Claims
Alternate or previous names Bayhorse Pass Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.23734, 43.97658 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
Relative position 13.5 MI. NNW OF ATLANTA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nahneke Mountain(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 007N 010E 02 NWSWSE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Sw. Side Of Montezuma Fault South Of Bayhorse Pass, NW Of The Graham Ranger Station
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 43-58-30N 115-14-23W (43.975 -115.23972); UTM N4870300 E641600 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 007N, RNG 010E, Sect 02, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • Nine Collected Samples Around The Area Contained 0.02 To 500.2 Grams Silver, Zero To 0.03 Grams Gold Per Tonne, Tr To 0.1 Percent Copper, 0 To 0.7 Percent Lead,0 To 1.0 Percent Zinc, 0 To 0.07 Percent Bismuth And One Sample Contained A Trace Tin. Several Workings Lie Sw Of The Monumental Fault South Of Bayhorse Pass In Sec 2, T7n, R10e. Other Prospect Pits Occur In Sec 1,T7n,R10e In The Sawtooth Primitive Area.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite, Silicification

Analytical data

Result DUMP SAMPLE CONTAINED :\n7.3 OZ AG/TON, \n0.3% CU, \n0.4% PB, \n1.0% ZN
Result ANOTHER DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED :\nTRACE AU, \n3.8 OZ AG/TON
Result SELECTED SAMPLE OF MINERAL FRAGMENTS FROM DUMP CONTAINED :\n14.6 OZ AG/TON., \n0.1% CU, \n0.7% PB, \n0.6% ZN, \n0.07% BI.
Result UP TO 12 OZ. AG/TON AND SEVERAL % ZN HAVE BEEN OBTAINED BY OWNERS IN PAST.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    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) -115.23734, 43.97658
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Montezuma Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation, Altered Zone

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS
    Strike N 40 DEG W
    Dip STEEP SW
    Thickness 1.52M
    Width 0.61M
  • Strike N 30 DEG W
    Dip N
    Length 243.84M
    Width 3.05M
    Depth to top 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciation
  • Fault
  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1 Altered Zone Strikes N 60 Deg W, Dips Steeply Ne, Another Strikes N 40 Deg E, Dips 78 Deg Se

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Warrior District

Land status

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ray Cooper

Comments on the workings information

  • Adits, Pits

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Random Chip Sample Of Vein Assayed Trace Au, 0.7 Oz Ag/Ton; None Of Veins Minable At Present Costs And Prices
  • 3 Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p., p. D79-D81.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad

  • Deposit

    Green, W. R., 1967, Valley Chief Mine: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Several Veins

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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