| Deposit ID | 10103877 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060184 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Triumph Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | North Star and Independence mines, Triumph Claim, Oro Claim, May Leaf Claim, Gee Calim |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.2603, 43.645 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1900 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 4 1/2 miles ESE of Ketchum, Idaho. 5 miles NE of Gimlet Siding on the N side of the east fork of the Wood River Valley. North Star and Independence mines are 1 and 3 km respectively NW of the Triumph mine. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Wood(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 018E | 22,23,26,24,25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boulangerite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Kermesite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Tin | Ore |
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | AN AVERAGE ASSAY OF FISSURE ORE IS 0.16 OZ. AU PER TON, 9.29 OZ. AG PER TON, 4.12% PB, 4.94% ZN, AN AVERAGE ASSAY OF SILICEOUS ORE IS 0.01 OZ. AU PER TON, 3.48 OZ. AG PER TON, 3.18% PB, 6.35% ZN. AN AVERAGE ASSAY OF COMPLEX ORE IS 0.02 OZ. AU PER TON, 6.50 OZ. AG PER TON, 13% ZN, 5.90% PB. |
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| Model code | 208 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 31a |
| Deposit model name | Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 13 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock type qualifier | flows, dikes, and sills |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| Rock unit name | Milligen Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| Rock unit name | Milligen Formation | ||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Milligen Formation | ||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert | ||
| Rock type qualifier | siliceous | ||
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation | ||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation | ||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation | ||
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| Main Entrance (1) | -114.2603, 43.645 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | NW-striking thrust faults dip gently to SW are pre-ore. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | NE'ly trending normal faults dip NW and are post-ore. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | NW-striking SW-dipping homocline with NW-striking low angle thrust faults. |
| General form | IRREGULAR , PODS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | 35 DEG SW |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 3250M |
| Strike | N55W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 50W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 31M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 50HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1884 |
| District name | Warm Springs Mining District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Triumph Mining Co. |
| Year | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1936-1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ANDERSON, KIILSGAARD AND FRYKLUND, 1950, P. 47. SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 9, 1973. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 966100mt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.071 Oz. Au/Ton, 7.80 Oz. Ag/Ton, 4.02% Pb, 6.57% Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 2009 |
| Total endowment | 1800000mt |
| Remarks | Leach, D.L., 2009, personal communication. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 36000mt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remarks | RUPERT HOUSE OF TRIUMPH MINERALS, INC, HAILEY, IDAHO, (VERBAL COMMUNICATION, OCT, 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 83683.6M |
| Overall depth | 259.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060184 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160130076 | MRDS dep_id 10241070 merged into 10103877 |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA0301 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A.L., KIILSGAARD, T.H. AND FRYKLUND, V.C. JR. 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET NO. 90 P. 46-50
UMPLEBY, J.B., WESTGATE, L.G. AND ROSS, C.P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 814, P. 182-183
USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974; USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 9, 1973.
MINING RECORD, MARCH 21, 1973.
MERRIAM, C. W. AND BOZION, C.N., 1941, DETAILED REPORT ON THE TRIUMPH MINE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.
IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974-JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPT. ADDENDUM, 95 P.
1912 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, BULL. 814
1941 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT
1950 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS A COMPLEX ZONE; ORE PRODUCED HAS COME IN PART FROM THE VEIN AND IN PART FROM REPLACEMENTS OF LIMESTONE WHERE INTERSECTED BY THE VEIN. |
| Environmental Factors | CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE PROPOSED FOR LISTING ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), MAY 10, 1993. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS. DOI/USBM COULD BE ALLEGED TO BE A PRP. DMEA (3394) (3847) (4412). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1973-11-01 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1976-08-01 | Everett, Sandra E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1994-11-23 | Gosling | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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