| Deposit ID | 10071734 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015269 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Acorn Group Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.10766, 45.16158 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 11 MI NE OF BIG CREEK (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Acorn Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 011E | 15 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 3 CHIP SAMPLES CONTAIN TRACE AU AND AVERAGE OF 0.09 OZ AG/TON. PIT SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.66 OZ AU, 0.13 OZ AG/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Intrusive Igneous Rocks | ||||||||
| Rock description | Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Intrusive Igneous Rocks | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.10766, 45.16158 |
|---|
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG E |
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| Discoverer | P. Beal And R. Scott |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015269 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_838 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P
1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN PIT TRENDS N 55 DEG E |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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