Timberline Prospect

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Tin
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070963
MRDS ID W014124
MAS/MILS ID 0160370701
Record type Site
Current site name Timberline Prospect
Alternate or previous names Strawberry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.65312, 44.06459 (WGS84)
Elevation 2957
Relative position 18.5 MI SE OF STANLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington Peak(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)

Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds 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 009N 015E 36 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • N. of Blackman Peak On E. Side of Ridge Between Ants and Strawberry Basins

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation-Quartzite, Argillite, Limestone
    Rock description Milligen Formation-Quartzite, Argillite, Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.65312, 44.06459

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline - Workings Near Axial Plane.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Striking N.; Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCHES, SWELLS
    Strike N 10 DEG W
    Dip 60 DEG NE
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 152.4M

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 Fourth Of July Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Elmer Enderlin And James Getty
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Open Adits, 2 Caved Adits and 2 Prospect Pits

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit In Adit No. 1 Vein Strikes N 5 - 15 Deg W, Dips 45 -75 Deg NE, and Is 1.5 - 4 Ft Thick; Adit 2 Exposes Vein That Strikes N 5 - 10 Deg W, Dips 55 - 75 Deg W, and Is 2 - 3 Ft Thick

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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