| 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 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.20371, 43.84629 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2500 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006 N | 019 E | 21 | NESW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| 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 |
| Main Entrance (1) | -114.20371, 43.84629 |
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| Strike | N04E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1219M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 50HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| District name | Alto District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taylor, Ivan |
| ID | 1001262 |
| Interest | 95 |
| Home office | Box 65 Mackay, Idaho 83251 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370017 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1001262 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_259 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 814, 1940, P. 203-206.
IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 108, 1956, P. 18.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1497-D, 1981, P. 197-201, 202.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-NOV-1992 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/15/1981 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1001262 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Phi Kappa Mine |
| Current operator | Myko Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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