| Deposit ID | 10071069 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014277 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370267 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | McFadden Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | McFadden Group Mine, Altura, Yankee Fork Mine, Fraction Lode Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.70653, 44.45019 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 5 MI N OF BONANZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Custer(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 | 013N | 015E | 16 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GOLD: SILVER RATIO OF 1:100 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Andesitic Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Andesitic Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -114.70653, 44.45019 |
|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 37 DEG NW |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1878 |
| District name | Yankee Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014277 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_346 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370267 | data consolidated into this record |
Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 539, 104 P.
Anderson, A. L., 1949, Silver - Gold Deposits Of The Yankee Fork District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 83, 37 P.
Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 476, P. 218.
Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 539, P. 89.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Ore Occurs In Two Shoots; Mcfadden Mine On 'Contact' Vein |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 05-NOV-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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