| Deposit ID | 10105732 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014858 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590587 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kentuck Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.2967, 45.3719 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Relative position | 13.75 MI NW OF LEESBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 018E | 36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Rhyolite Porphyry, Lamprophyre | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Rhyolite Porphyry, Lamprophyre | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Schist, Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.2967, 45.3719 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Faults, Gouge, Breccia |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 78 DEG E |
| Dip | 60 DEG SE |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 182.88M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Discoverer | Same James |
| District name | Mineral Hill And Indian Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014858 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_407 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590587 | data consolidated into this record |
Bell, R. N., 1920, Twenty-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1919.
Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 64 P.
Gray, F. A., 1927, Ore Deposits Of The Mineral Hill District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Univ. Of Minnesota, Phd Thesis
1920 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.
1968 Recon A. H. Koschmann And M. H. Bergendahl, Prof. Paper 610
Gray, F. A., 1927, Univ. Of Minnesota Phd Thesis.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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