| Deposit ID | 10105772 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015668 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160230004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ella Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rattlesnake, Last Chance |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.57978, 43.6038 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 13.5 MI W OF ARCO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Champagne Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 003N | 024E | 10,11 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINED 8% PB, 5-10% ZN, 12 OZ AG/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | SELECTED ORE SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.01 OZ AU AND 18.3 OZ AG/TON |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Hornblende Andesite | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Hornblende Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -113.57978, 43.6038 |
|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35 DEG W |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| District name | Lava Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Era Mining And Development Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015668 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | IF_124 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160230004 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32
Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.
Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Alignment Of Cuts On Surface Suggest Vein Is Several Thousand Ft Long |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.