Triple B Prospect

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070929
MRDS ID W014075
MAS/MILS ID 0160370104
Record type Site
Current site name Triple B Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.90514, 44.64848 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Relative position 5.5 MI S OF LITTLE CREEK GUARD STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sliderock Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 015N 013E 08 SENESW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1000 Ft. W. of Little Loon Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe - Stained

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED TRACE AU AND 1.3 OZ. AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Dacite Porphyry
    Rock description Dacite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.90514, 44.64848

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • In Addition To the Lode Claim, A Placer Claim Covers the Alluvium Below the Prospect On Loon Lake Creek. No Gold Values Were Found By Reconnaissance Panning. A Ramdom Chip Sample of Dump Material Contained A Trace Gold and 44.5 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Loon Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: 1 To 5 Ft Overburden

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 Weldin, Robert U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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