| Deposit ID | 10169211 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015729 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Stenson S |
| Related records | 10071946 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4778, 44.97909 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1989 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019 N | 025 E | 15 | SWNENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Microcline | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Thorite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | Challis Volcanic Group. |
|---|
| Strike | N10W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 60W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 76M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mc Devitt Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590221 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015729 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__46 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SHARP AND CAVENDER 1962 USGS BULL 1126, 76 P
STAATZ, BUNKER, AND BUSH 1971 USGS PROF PAPER 750-C, P 136-1
WEIS, ARMSTRONG, & ROSENBLUM 1958 USGS BULL 1074-B, P 39
TRITES AND TOOKER 1953 USGS BULL 988-H, P 157-209
ANDERSON 1958 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 115, P 66
ROSS AND GEORGE 1966 USBM RES REPT 62.1 SALT LK CTY MET RES
STAATZ 1972 USGS BULL 1351 94 P GEOL TH VEINS LEMHI PASS QU
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.