| Deposit ID | 10070783 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013871 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gertie Riddle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Buttercup Mine, Russco Silver Inc., Jewel Box, Russco |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.5939, 43.5181 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | 14 MI. W. OF HAILEY, ID. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Camas(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buttercup Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(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)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Camas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 002N | 016E | 7 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation-Black Quartzite |
| Rock description | Wood River Formation-Black Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.5939, 43.5181 |
|---|
| Width | 3.66M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| District name | Willow Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Russco Silver, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013871 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA0991 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ROSS, C. P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM, ALDER CREEK, LITTLE SMOKY, AND WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICTS, CUSTER AND CAMAS COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33, 26 P.
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 12, 1967; NOV. 27, 1968.
USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33
ROSS, C. P., 1930, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33.
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 12, 1967.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-08-01 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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