| Deposit ID | 10089190 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014235 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Lead Lode Mine |
| Related records | 10216911 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.50403, 44.85488 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2118 |
| Relative position | 28 MI NW OF ELLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meyers Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(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
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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018N | 017E | 31,29,32,29,32 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES NEAR NORTH END OF OUTCROP RANGE 40 - 75 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | SAMPLES NEAR CENTRAL PART AVG. 85 % CAF2 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Tuffaceous Rock | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Tuffaceous Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -114.50403, 44.85488 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH & SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 40 DEG W. |
| Thickness | 5.49M |
| Length | 161.54M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | Reese Miles, Roy Johnson |
| District name | Gravel Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014235 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_164 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
COX, D. C., 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS NEAR MEYERS LOVE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1015-A, 21 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS NEAR MEYERS COVE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98, 34 P.
1944 DIREXPL USBM, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98
1947 DIREXPL ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98
1951 DIREXPL FLUORSPAR MINES, INC., IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98.
1954 OTHER D. C. COX, BULL. 1015-A
ANDERSON, A. L., 1954, IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 98, P. 19.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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