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Buffalo-Idaho Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Sulfides
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071599
MRDS ID W015084
MAS/MILS ID 0160490019
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo-Idaho Mine
Alternate or previous names Mackay, Gold King, Mackey

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.68429, 45.83907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 4 MI FROM FALL CREEK (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029N 006E 23 NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • About .75 Mi Nw Of The New York Mine;

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Sulfides Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gouge; Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.68429, 45.83907
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Cross Faults Strike N, Dip 70 Deg W

Ore body information

  • Strike N 85 DEG W
    Dip 60 DEG SW
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Gneiss Trends N - S, Dips About 55 Deg W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Discoverer George Mackay

Mining district

District name Tenmile District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Buffalo - Idaho Mining Co. (J. A. Fields, Mgr.)

Comments on the production information

  • Over $10000 Total Production; Ore Plated Ave. Of $15/Ton

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 352.04M

Comments on development

  • 4 Stamp Amalgamation Mill

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-OCT-1991 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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