| Deposit ID | 10071920 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015691 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160370024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Horseshoe Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.6897, 43.8978 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 3.75 MI WSW OF MACKAY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mackay Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Lost(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007N | 023E | 35 | NWSWNE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Marmatite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Result | SOME SAMPLES HAD 0.75 OZ AG/UNIT PB |
|---|---|
| Result | ANOTHER ORE BODY 14 OZ AG/TON, $2 AU/TON, 6% CU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Leucogranite Porphyry;Dike-Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Leucogranite Porphyry;Dike-Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | White Knob Limestone; Skarn |
| Rock description | White Knob Lst;Skarn |
| (1) | -113.6897, 43.8978 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 30.48M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alder Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Mining And Smelting Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taylor, Ivan |
| Year | 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1916-1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^100 Oz Ag/Ton, 20 % Pb, Au, Zn ( 1917 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015691 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | IF0016 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160370024 | data consolidated into this record |
Leland, G. R., 1957, General Geology And Mineralization Of The Mackay Stock Area: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 71 P.
Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P.
Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1252-A, 30 P.
USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974: USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.
5) Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, Mineral Resources And Opportunities Of Custer County, Idaho: Salt Lake Mining Review, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15.
6) Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1917
7) USBM, 1938-1953, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1937-1950
1930 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33
1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H. And Ross, C. P., Bulletin 1252-A
Items 8-14, Leland, G. R., 1957, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis; Item 8 Grade, Bell, R. N., 1918, Mining Industry Report For 1917; Item 15, USBM, 1938-1953, Mineral Yearbooks For 1937-1950; Item 1, USBM, 1945, Mineral Yearbook For 1943; Item 2, USBM, 1948, Mineral Yearbook For 1946
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 572, P. 239.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1977-03-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1995-03-01 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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