| Deposit ID | 10070940 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014090 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 10159420 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Republican Group Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Claim, Bull Dog Claim, Republican Claim, Buck Horn Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.15565, 44.59158 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 27 MI NNW OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soldier Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 015N | 011E | 32 | NWSW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. GRADE EST. 0.006 OZ AU/TON, 1.3 OZ AG/TON, 0.01 % CU, 0.9 % PB ALONG SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Result | VEIN SAMPLES AVG. 0.008 OZ AU/TON, 0.5 OZ AG/TON, 2.7 % PB, TRACE CU |
| Result | ASSAYS AS HIGH AS 4.7 % PB, 30.5 OZ AG/TON, 0.8 % ZN, 0.10 OZ AU/TON |
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -115.15565, 44.59158 |
|---|
| General form | Tabular and lenticular |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG S |
| Thickness | 1M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Seafoam District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.59M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014090 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_179 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370114 | data consolidated into this record |
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P
1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPUBLICAN VEIN STRIKES N 18 DEG W, DIPS 80 TO 87 DEG S. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900; 1956 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-OCT-1992 | Weldin, Robert | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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