| Deposit ID | 10071480 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014897 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Cup Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Coin Mine |
| Related records | 10290622 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.35016, 45.15208 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2499 |
| Relative position | 2 MI NW OF BIG CREEK R.S. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 009E | 22 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Schist, Breccia, Conglomerate | ||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Schist, Breccia, Conglomerate | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -115.35016, 45.15208 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation, Slickenslides |
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | E |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Edwardsburg District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014897 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_366 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 51
LINDSEY, E., 1958, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BIG CREEK DISTRICT IDAHO: BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA M.S. THESIS, 67 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SMALL SHEAR ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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