Sandy J Group

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216653
MAS/MILS ID 0160370879
Record type Site
Current site name Sandy J Group
Alternate or previous names S & J

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.71873, 44.36629 (WGS84)
Elevation 1969
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sunbeam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012 N 015 E 17 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.71873, 44.36629

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Antimony Corp.
    ID 1001607
    Home office Montana
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR. MINMES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3,

  • Deposit

    NO. 421, P. 205.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/21/1984
MSHA mine ID1001607
Mine name (MSHA)Sandy J
Current operatorUnited States Antimony Corp
Current controller (parent)State Street Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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