| Deposit ID | 10144623 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014000 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850295 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snow Storm No. 1 Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10070878 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.37266, 44.81068 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Chief Creek(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
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 017 N | 009 E | 09 | SWSWSE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Pit (1) | -115.37266, 44.81068 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850295 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014000 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_831 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1304, 1973, P. 357.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONLY WORKING IS ONE EXPOSED SLOUGHED PIT IN GRANITIC TALUS. BEDROCK IS NOT EXPOSED. ANALYSIS OF VEIN MATERIAL AND GRANITIC ROCKS SELECTED FROM THE DUMP ON SITE AVERAGED 1.7 GRAM SILVER PER METRIC TON, 0.16 PERCENT LEAD, AND TRACE COPPER, MOLYBDENUM, GOLD AND BORNITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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