| Deposit ID | 10071117 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014341 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160370341 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turtle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | No Name Mine, Turtley |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.3075, 44.37 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 9 MI NE CLAYTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bald Mountain(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 018E | 14 | NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES ASSAYED $10 - 60 AG, $86 PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Bayhorse Dolomite; Ramshorn Slate | ||
| Rock description | Bayhorse Dolomite;Ramshorn Slate | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.3075, 44.37 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCHES, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 15 DEG S |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bayhorse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolton, William B. And Donner, Roy |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolton, William B. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014341 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH0396 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160370341 | data consolidated into this record |
Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bull. 877, 161 P.
Staley, W. W., 1962, No Name Mine: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept.
Campbell, A., 1947, Forty - Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1946
1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bull. 877
1962 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept.
Items 8 - 12, Ross, C. P., 1937, USGS Bull. 877, 161 P.; Item 1, Campbell, A., 1947, 48th Annual Report, P. 240.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.