| Deposit ID | 10071595 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Snowbird |
| Alternate or previous names | Mc Rae Mine, Red Bluff |
| Related records | 10193406 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.40486, 45.16268 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 5 MI NW OF BIG CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wolf Fang Peak(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 | 18 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MILLHEADS AVG. 0.98% WO3 |
|---|---|
| Result | SURFACE ASSAYS YIELD 1.75% WO3 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Profile Gap-Smith Creek Dike Swarm-Dacite | ||||||
| Rock description | Profile Gap-Smith Creek Dike Swarm-Dacite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Cret Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss |
| Rock description | Cret Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss |
| (1) | -115.40486, 45.16268 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 12 DEG W |
| Dip | STEEPLY E |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| District name | Edwardsburg District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Rae Tungsten Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. And H. Hollingsworth |
| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1942-1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1 % Wo4 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015076 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_342 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
COOK, E. F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, P. 32
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. 45-46.
GRINER, W. C., 1975, SEVENTY - FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973 - 1974, 98 P.
1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108
1975 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT
COOK, E. F., 1956, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, P. 32
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Cookro, Terry | U.S. Geological Survey |
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