| Deposit ID | 10070977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014141 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370347 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baker and Potato Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.89654, 44.31738 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | .5 MI E OF POTATO MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Basin Butte(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
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 | 011N | 013E | 02 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | MAXIMUM RADIOACTIVITY WAS 2.30 MILLIROENTGENS PER HOUR |
|---|
| 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) | -114.89654, 44.31738 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG W |
| Dip | 55 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 2.59M |
| Depth to bottom | 6.1M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Jerry Korfist |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Keller, Pete Yarosh |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jerry Korfist |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.016HA |
| Overall length | 18.29M |
| Overall width | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014141 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1022 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370347 | data consolidtated into this record |
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P. 1
GRIMM, K. E., 1957, POTATO HILL, STANLEY BASIN AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
1957 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT.
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 126, 120 P.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 356, P. 187.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1992 | Tuchek | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.