Phi Kappa Mine

Past Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Cadmium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144141
MAS/MILS ID 0160370017
Record type Site
Current site name Phi Kappa Mine
Alternate or previous names Black Bear Nos. 1-19, Old Glory Fraction, Clifton

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.20371, 43.84629 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Phi Kappa Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006 N 019 E 21 NESW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Grossularite Unknown
Idocrase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.20371, 43.84629

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N04E
    Dip 45E
    Thickness 1.2M
    Length 1219M
    Width 1000M
    Area 50HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N04E:45E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Alto District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Taylor, Ivan
    ID 1001262
    Interest 95
    Home office Box 65 Mackay, Idaho 83251
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER. PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 814, 1940, P. 203-206.

  • Deposit

    IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 108, 1956, P. 18.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1497-D, 1981, P. 197-201, 202.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-NOV-1992 Ridenour, James 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 06/15/1981
MSHA mine ID1001262
Mine name (MSHA)Phi Kappa Mine
Current operatorMyko Inc
Mine typeUnderground (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.

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External references