| Deposit ID | 10071116 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014339 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370339 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | River View Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Riverview Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.29812, 44.38599 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | 11 MI SSW OF CHALLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bayhorse(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 018E | 11 | NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bayhorse Dolomite-Dolomitic Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Bayhorse Dolomite-Dolomitic Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.29812, 44.38599 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bayhorse Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR LENSES, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | NE |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Year of first production | 1877 |
| District name | Bayhorse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aetna Mining And Investment Co. |
| Year | 1881 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1877-1881 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^130 Oz. Ag/Ton., Pb | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014339 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_390 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370339 | data consolidated into this record |
Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 539, 104 P.
Bell, R. N., 1935, The Gold Resources Of Idaho: The Mining And Contracting Review, V. 37, No. 33, P. 6 - 7.
Ross, Clyde P., US Geol Surv Bulletin 877, P, 132 133
Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 539, P. 67.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.