Thunder Mountain

Producer in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10121035
MAS/MILS ID 0160850625
Record type Site
Current site name Thunder Mountain
Alternate or previous names Dewey Deposit, Blue Bluff Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.13155, 44.95458 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rainbow Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 019 N 011 E 29 E2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE DEWEY MINE PROPERTY ALSO OWNEN BY USMX.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.13155, 44.95458

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe

Mining district

District name Thunder Mt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner USMX, Inc.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1996
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1986
    Last year 1993

Comments on the ownership information

  • USMX INC. PROBABLY TOOK OVER OWNERSHIP IN 1993.

Comments on the production information

  • GOLD PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATTER PART OF 1997 WITH ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF 40,000 OZ. MINE LIFE IS EXPECTED TO BE 5 YEARS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Indicated 1710000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1710000mt ore
    Total resources 1710000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.259 g/mt Gold Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Total resources 2134610mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.37 g/mt Gold Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Total resources 4799000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.61 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, DTD 8/86, P4A

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, V 105 N3, 1-19-94, P.1.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1-7-94.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 11-16-93.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, DTD 7/86, P13A

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-12-93.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-25-94.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX NEWS RELEASE 5-6-96.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX INC. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P13.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1996 RELEASE #7.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    EM/J, VOL 13, NO 5, 24 OCT 86, P12

  • Deposit

    JAMES M MONTGOMERY, CONSULTING ENGR, LTR DTD 1/10/84 SENT

  • Deposit

    TO THE DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY- STATE OF IDAHO.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P202.

  • Deposit

    USMX, USMX, INC., NEWS RELEASE, 1996 RELEASE #7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-MAY-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references