| Deposit ID | 10071514 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014949 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Mammouth, Black Tail |
| Point of reference | Geographic coordinates: | Elevation | UTM | Precision | Relative position | Point location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -115.48958, 45.46293 (WGS84) | 1981 | 6.25 MI SSW OF DIXIE | ||||
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| -115.49127, 45.45957 (WGS84) | ||||||
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fivemile Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 025N | 008E | 32 | SE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Gneiss, Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.48958, 45.46293 | |
|---|---|---|
| (2) | -115.49127, 45.45957 |
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | LENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
| Dip | 66 DEG SW |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Discoverer | A. C. Carpenter And J. L. Q. Mc Knight (1925) |
| District name | Dixie District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Nez Perce National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Eagle Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014949 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_783 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490176 | data consolidated into this record |
Western Mining News, 1974-75 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 54
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.
Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M.S. Thesis, 61 P.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 39-41.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-76 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-OCT-91 | Neumann, Terry R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.