Missouri Mining Co., Ltd

Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107289
MRDS ID W007608
Record type Site
Current site name Missouri Mining Co., Ltd

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.85236, 44.00658 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 4 3/4 MI SW OF CARPENTER RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grimes Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008N 005E 27 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • HEAD OF MUDDY CREEK

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • SAME SHEARING AS GOLDEN AGE. TO THE SOUTHWEST, AURIFEROUS PYRITE IS FOUND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized

Analytical data

Result FROM 20 TONS: AU - 1.11 OZ, AG - 58.6 OZ, PB - 11.3%, ZN - 1.3%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite Porphyry
    Rock description Quartz Diorite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.85236, 44.00658

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Gouge

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone, Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boise Basin ; Grimes Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Missouri Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Missouri Mines, Inc.

Production statistics

  • Year 1922
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^11.3 % Pb, 1.3 % Zn, 1.11 Oz Au, 58.6 Oz Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 11wt-pct
    Ore Gold Gold 35g/mt
    Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 1853g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 121.92M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • ORIGINALLY LOCATED AS PLACER GROUND

Comments on development

  • 525 ACRES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119 - 379

  • Deposit

    IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974-JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES BULL. 9

  • Deposit

    1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C.

  • Production

    BALLARD, S. M., 1974 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9 ; ITEM P1 , ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 289

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 LODES, THE MISSOURI AND SILVER KING; THE MISSOURI TRENDS N 35 DEG E AND DIPS 70 DEG NW; SILVER KING TRENDS N 69 DEG E AND DIPS 65 DEG SE
Deposit 6 - INCH GRAVEL STREAK ON BEDROCK PANNED COARSE GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Moody, Ula L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references