| Deposit ID | 10078307 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026580 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Boy Mine |
| Related records | 10168922 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.87492, 47.63567 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 927 |
| Relative position | 1 MI NW OF MURRAY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Murray(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 050N | 005E | 31 | SE OF NW OF SW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SOME ORE CARRIED 550 OZ/TON AU AND 140 OZ/TON AG (RANSOME AND CALKINS) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.87492, 47.63567 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Several Faults On No. 3 Level |
| General form | |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 DEG E |
| Dip | 15 DEG NW |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sigmund Thorkelson |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. David Sellers |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026580 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL__48 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SHENON, PHILIP J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 13 , 1968.
1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47
1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - P
RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62 . SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN UPPER TUNNEL STRIKES N 20 DEG E, DIPS 5 DEG N |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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