Ida Claims

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088630
MRDS ID M056789
Record type Site
Current site name Ida Claims
Related records 10155584

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.91643, 48.85595 (WGS84)
Elevation 869

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bodie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kettle(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Colville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039N 031E 21 NE OF NE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.20 OZ AG/TON AND NO AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Klondike Mtn;Sanpoil
    Rock description Klondike Mtn;Sanpoil
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.91643, 48.85595

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NORTHEASTERLY
    Dip 45SE
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IN SHEAR ZONE OCCURING BETWEEN SANPOIL VOLCANICS ON THE WEST AND VOLCANIC FLOW ROCKS OF THE KLONDIKE MTN FORMATION ON THE EAST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Myers Creek District; Buckhorn Mtn Area; Toroda Creek

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Beaver Mines
    Home office Spokane, Wa.

Comments on the workings information

  • LOWER ADIT HEADS N70E FOR ABOUT 100 FT; THE UPPER ADIT (ABOUT 40 FT HIGHER IN ELEVATION THAN THE LOWER) HEADS N20E INTO THE SHEAR ZONE FOR AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE.

Comments on development

  • 2 ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 141.

  • Deposit

    WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 58, PLATE 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, INCLUDES GOLDEN BEAVER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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