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Basin Claims

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Nickel, Mercury, Antimony, Tin, Bismuth
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  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096427
MRDS ID W019190
MAS/MILS ID 0160390086
Record type Site
Current site name Basin Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.03453, 43.8216 (WGS84)
Elevation 2469
Relative position 5 MI NE OF ATLANTA, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atlanta East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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)

Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 012E 27, 28 SWSWSW (27) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • In A Cirque At The Head Of A Sw Flowing Tributary Of Leggit Creek Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Quartz Veins And A Quartz Dike Were Sampled And Produced. Trace Gold; 3.4 To 843 Gram Silver Per Metric Tonne; 0.3 To 4.1 Percent Lead. 0.9 Percent Zinc; And Anomalous Amounts Of Tin And Molybdenum.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Stains

Analytical data

Result 1 SAMPLE ASSAYED :\n24.6 OZ. AG/TON, \n4.1 % PB,\n0.9 % ZN
Result A 7-FT CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED :\n7.7 OZ. AG/TON\n1.6 % PB, \n0.4 % ZN, \nAND SOME BI, SN, MO
Result AA ANALYSIS OF THIS CHIP SAMPLE DETECTED 0.2 PPM AU AND MINOR W, LO, NI, HG
Result OTHER CHIP SAMPLES OF VEINS CONTAINED TRACE-0.01 OZ AU/TON, TRACE-2.6 OZ AG/TON, TRACE-0.4 % PB, TRACE-0.04 % ZN, AND MINOR SB, SN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite;Diabase Dike
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite;Diabase Dike
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.03453, 43.8216
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Fractures Trending N 50 Deg W

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, PODS, VEINLETS
    Thickness 6.1M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yuba District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Carl Paynter
    Home office Idaho

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 90780mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.1 wt-pct Lead Minor 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Only A Small Amount Of Exploration Work Has Been Done On The Quartz Veins Of The Area, Mineral Potential Is Speculative. Grade Is Averaged On Low And High Values.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall width 7.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • Trench Is 14 Ft Deep

Comments on development

  • 6 Claims ; Econ.Com: Jeep Road From Atlanta, Id. - Poor Condition

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.. P D45-48.

  • Reserve-Resource

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.. P D45-48.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Several Quartz Veins Are Present: 1 Trends N 30 Deg E And Dips 12 Deg W; A 2nd Vein Trends N 60 Deg W And Dips 35 Deg Sw; A 3rd Vein Trends N 20 Deg W; A 4th Vein Trends N And Dips Steeply E; Other Numerous Veins Follow These Trends And Dip Approximately Same

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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