Disgust Group

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070962
MRDS ID W014122
MAS/MILS ID 0160370148
Record type Site
Current site name Disgust Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.58512, 44.17159 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Relative position 31 MI SW OF CHALLIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livingston Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010N 016E 28 NWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 900 Ft. S. of Tango and About 2500 Ft. SW of the Silver Rule Mine Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES CONTAINED .04 TO .08 OZ AU/TON, 12.6 - 19.7 OZ AG/TON, 10 - 20% PB, 0.01 - 0.50% SB, 0.08 - 0.15% CU, 0.07 - 0.14% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation-Argillite
    Rock description Milligen Formation-Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.58512, 44.17159

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.08M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Boulder Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Adits All Caved

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Samples From the Stockpiles Contained 0.04-0.08 Oz Gold Per Ton, 12.6-19.7 Oz Silver Per Ton, 10-20 Percent Lead, 0.01- 0.50 Percent Antimony, 0.08-0.15 Percent Copper & 0.07-0.14 Percent Zinc. Minor Amounts of Molybdenum Were Detected.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 29-JUN-1992 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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