| Deposit ID | 10105688 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014193 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370346 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lightning Upper Pit Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Bill Mine, Copperite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.87623, 44.31628 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI NE OF POTATO MTN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Basin Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(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
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 | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011N | 013E | 01 | NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -114.87623, 44.31628 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faulting And Fracturing. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG W |
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vitro Idaho Minerals Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Brooks, Melvin Peterson |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.105HA |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014193 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1025 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370346 | data consolidated into this record |
Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 120 P
Kern, B.F., State Of Idaho Pamphlet No. 117, P. 24-25
Choate, R., 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines Pamphlet 126, P. 50.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 05-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.