| Deposit ID | 10144670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014016 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850507 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spring Creek Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10070889 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.99175, 44.77048 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1487 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Norton Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(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 | 012 E | 34 | SENWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Challis Volcanic Group. |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| 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 | 0160850507 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014016 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_881 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1304, 1973, P. 371.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAMPLES CONTAIN A MAXIMUM OF 0.69 GRAM GOLD, 0.6 GRAM SILVER PER METRIC TON; 0.1 PERCENT LEAD. VEIN CONTAINS LIMONITE PSUEDOMORPHS AFTER PYRITE AND FLOAT CONTAINS PYRITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-MAR-95 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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