| Deposit ID | 10071205 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014466 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370550 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rupert Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | FDR |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.65532, 44.04379 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2957 |
| Relative position | 18 MI. SE OF CHALLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington Peak(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
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 | 008N | 015E | 02 | SE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 5 SAMPLES TAKEN ACROSS SHEAR ZONES AVG.: \n0.67 OZ AG/TON, \n2.52% PB, \n1.06% ZN. \nSTOCKPILE SAMPLES AVG.: \n1.74 OZ AG/TON, \n5.7% PB, \n0.67% ZN. \nSAMPLES TAKEN ACROSS 2 QUARTZITE EXPOSURES AVG.:\n0.35 OZ AG/TON, \n0.55% PB, \n0.36% ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | White Cloud Stock-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | White Cloud Stock-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite |
| Rock description | Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.65532, 44.04379 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unorganized District; Fourth Of July Cr. Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014466 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_595 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370550 | data consolidated into this record |
Lemmon & Tweto, 1962, USGS Map MR-25
IBMG Mines And Prospects Of Challis Quad, 1982, Mitchell
Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open-File Rept., P. 417
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JUN-1992 | Federspiel | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.