| Deposit ID | 10096501 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027334 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Boy Prospect |
| Related records | 10169354 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.80157, 42.95298 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 13 MI E OF JORDAN VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flint(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Triangle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 004W | 27,34 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | OWNERS REPORTED HAND-PICKED SAMPLE ASSAYED $35 IN GOLD, SILVER, AND LEAD |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.80157, 42.95298 |
|---|
| Length | 2438.4M |
|---|---|
| Width | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Flint District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guess Huff |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027334 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV__17 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
GREEN, W. R., 1966 , BIG BOY PROSPECT: IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 2 P
1966 RECON BUNKER HILL
1966 RECON IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1977 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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