| Deposit ID | 10070966 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014127 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370174 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckskin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.07314, 44.33098 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 10.5 MI NW OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk Meadow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deadwood River(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 012E | 33 | NWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THE 4 VEINS RANGED 0.01 - 0.08 OZ AU/TON, 2.2 - 17.6 OZ AG/TON, 2.2% PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -115.07314, 44.33098 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG W |
| Dip | NE AND SW |
| Thickness | 0.98M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| District name | Valley Creek District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 36000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014127 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1094 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370174 | data consolidated into this record |
TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., P. 510.
TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS O.F. REPT., P. 510.
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT
VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.375-381, PL.3, NO.5
IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 29-JUN-1992 | Tuchek | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.