Chucker Hill

Past Producer in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodity Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120562
MAS/MILS ID 0160739000
Record type Site
Current site name Chucker Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -116.39126, 43.12428 (WGS84)
Elevation 815
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oreana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003 S 001 E 31 SWSWSE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -116.39126, 43.12428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Chucker Mining Co.,
    ID 1001588
    Home office Box 12, Rye Patch Ranch, Murphy, Id
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT AUG. 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAR-1985 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/18/1983
MSHA mine ID1001588
Mine name (MSHA)Chuckar Mill
Current operatorChuckar Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Smith Wayne
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

Open MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System for inspections, accidents, and violations for this mine.