| Deposit ID | 10071640 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015141 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490485 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vesuvius Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.67958, 45.61237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 2 MI N OF CONCORD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buffalo Hump(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elk City(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 | 026N | 006E | 02 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SURFACE SAMPLES OVER 24 FT. AVE $34.81, 9 FT. AVG. $458, 3 FT. AVE $712/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | TAILINGS $6/TON. |
| 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 | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartz Mica Schist |
| (1) | -115.67958, 45.61237 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEG E |
| Dip | 65 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | J. Schissler, J. Madison, N. Pettibone (Vesuvius Vein) |
| District name | Buffalo Hump District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Nez Perce National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Sweeney (Sweeney Investment Co.) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 137.16M |
| Overall depth | 64.01M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015141 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_123 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490485 | data consolidated into this record |
Czizek, J. A., 1900, Report Of The Inspector Of Mines For State Of Idaho For The Year 1899.
Bell, R. N., 1904, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1903.
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.
1900 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report
1904 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report
1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9
Item 8, Bell, R. N., 1904, Annual Mining Industry Report; Item 9, Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Vesuvius Vein Attitude Given Above; Big Buffalo Vein Strikes N 11 Deg E, Dips 80 Deg W |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-DEC-1996 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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