Sims Magnetite Deposit

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver, Tungsten
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144857
MAS/MILS ID 0160590316
Record type Site
Current site name Sims Magnetite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Divide, Old Timer, Tempest, Hematite, Sunny Side

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -113.2644, 44.37 (WGS84)
Elevation 2913

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Windy Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Borah Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Birch(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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012 N 027 E 17 SENWSE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -113.2644, 44.37

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Targhee National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Quinton And Lois Snook
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., Soregaroli, A. E., And Young, D. W., 1962, Gology Of The Iron Deposits Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Unpublished Report, 67 P.

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P. 129-130.

  • Deposit

    Service, A. L., 1956, Investigation Of Sims Magnetite Plug: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Project 2035 Unpublished Report, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    Taber, J. W., 1951, Preliminary Examination Of Sims Magnetite-Copper-Tungsten Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished Report, 2 P.

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 182 P.

  • Deposit

    Young, D. W., 1961, Iron Ore Occurrences In Idaho: Presentation To The Pacific Northwest Metals And Minerals Conference, Spokane, Wa, April 14, 1961.

  • Deposit

    McHugh and others, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 643, P. 250.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-NOV-92 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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