| Deposit ID | 10071666 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015174 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490474 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Robinson Dike Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Hill Group, Dixie Dike, Robinson Mine, Earl Day, Robinson Dyke |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.47267, 45.52377 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI SW OF DIXIE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixie(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 | 025N | 008E | 09, 16 | SENE (09) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $2.40 AU/TON (1936) |
|---|---|
| Result | OXIDIZED ORE ASSAYED $2 - $5 AU/TON, 1 HAND SAMPLE UNOXIDIZED ORE ASSAYED $7 AU/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 | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite, Schist |
| (1) | -115.47267, 45.52377 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Brecciation |
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Name | Robinson Dike |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL |
| Strike | N 30 DEG W |
| Dip | NE |
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Discoverer | Louis N. Larsen |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | Dixie District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Nez Perce National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | CANYON RESOURCES CORP (ATNA RESOURCES) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | 14142 Denver West Parkway\nSuite 250\nGolden CO 80401 |
| Year | 1990 |
| First year | 1990 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bunker Hill And Sullivan Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cletus And Dave Kaufman |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1790000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | USGS OFR 2004-1038 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015174 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_202 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490474 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490171 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490410 | data consolidated into this record |
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.
Jones, R. W., 1957, Robinson: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept.
Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Capps, S. R., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M. S. Thesis, 61 P.
1937 Direxpl Bunker Hill & Sullivan Co., Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48
Montgomery, James M., Consulting Eng., Inc. Initial Reclamation Plan, Robinson-Dike Mining Project. Prepared For Nevex Gold Co. Inc., Sept. 1986, 61 Pp.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 31-34
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 04-OCT-1991 | Neumann, Terry R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.