Chief Claim Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10105665
MRDS ID	W013731
Record type	Site
Current site name	Chief Claim Mine
Related records	10193067

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-114.61482, 43.88709 (WGS84)
Elevation	2865
Relative position	2.25 MI. NE OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(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)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	007N	016E	31		Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Lead	Primary
Gold	Secondary
Zinc Critical	Tertiary
Copper	Tertiary

Materials information

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

Alteration

(Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result	SAMPLES AVERAGED 5.5% PB
Result	2.8 OZ. AG/TON
Result	.01 OZ. AU/TON
Result	MINOR AMOUNTS ZN AND CU.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Rock unit name

Wood River Formation-Quartzite

Rock description

Wood River Formation-Quartzite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-114.61482, 43.88709	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Length 45.72M

Length	45.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Galena District

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W013731
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	HA_199	http://www.idahogeology.org/

Bibliographic references

Deposit

TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P
Deposit

1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT
Production

TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1976	Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.