| Deposit ID | 10089183 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014177 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370435 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hermit Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Native Silver |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.58782, 44.15099 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3048 |
| Relative position | 18 MI SE OF STANLEY, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Livingston Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth 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 | 010N | 016E | 33 | SW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHIP SAMPLES AVERAGED:\n1.15 OZ AG/TON, \n0.36% PB, \n0.70% ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Challis Volcanics-Basalt | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Challis Volcanics-Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Milligen Formation-Argillite;Wood River Formation-Quartzites, Conglomerates |
| Rock description | Milligen Formation-Argillite;Wood River Formation-Quartzites, Conglomerates |
| (1) | -114.58782, 44.15099 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
| Dip | 45 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 DEG SW |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| District name | Boulder Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014177 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_538 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370435 | data consolidated into this record |
Kern, Richard, R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of Slate Creek Area, Custer Co., Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Ms Thesis, P. 46-49.
Choate, Raoul, 1937, USGS Bulletin 877 P. 153-154
Kiilsgaard, Thor, 1949, IBMG Pamphlet 88, P. 24-25
Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open-File Rept.
Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin1545e, P. 360, Pl. 3, No. 87
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JUN-1992 | Van Noy | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.