| Deposit ID | 10105753 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015113 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490064 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mother Lode Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | General Grant |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41128, 45.80267 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI SE OF ELK CITY ON THE ELK CITY - DIXIE ROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 029N | 008E | 36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN ASSAYED $10 TO $20/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Augen Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.41128, 45.80267 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG E |
| Dip | 80 DEG S |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Henry Turner |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | Elk City District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Brown |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (ICMC) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1997 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 108.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015113 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC__47 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490064 | data consolidated into this record |
Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (Icmc) Sept., 30, 1996, Nr1296, New Release.
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9.
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-74 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 16-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.