| Deposit ID | 10071609 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015099 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Madre d'Oro Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41518, 45.84657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI NE OF ELK CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk City(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 029N | 008E | 13 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 300 TONS ORE AVE $23/TON IN 1937 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Gneiss And Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Sedimentary rocks associated with flood basalts. |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | E - W |
| Dip | 80 DEG N |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Crush |
| District name | Elk City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. W. Litchfield |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015099 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC___3 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490040 | data consolidated into this record |
Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Stamp Mill With Amalgamation Used At Property |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 29-JUN-1998 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.