| Deposit ID | 10071614 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015105 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mascot Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Del Rio, Gold Coin, Blue Bell |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41098, 45.81877 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI SE 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 | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Gneiss And Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.41098, 45.81877 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG E |
| Dip | 60 DEG N |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Depth to bottom | 24.38M |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Discoverer | John Massam |
| District name | Elk City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Massam |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015105 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC__36 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490053 | data consolidated into this record |
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.
1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ.
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 09-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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