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Redridge Group

Past Producer in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
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  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10218016
MRDS ID W015356
MAS/MILS ID 0160850262
Record type Site
Current site name Redridge Group
Alternate or previous names Idaho Primitive Area.
Related records 10071799

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -115.13845, 45.04048 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Center Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 020 N 011 E 29 NWSENW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -115.13845, 45.04048
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0M
    Width 0.1M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IF THE FRACTURE ZONES CONTAINING OPAL CONTINUE INTO AN AREA OF WEATHERED OBSIDIAN A RESOURCE OF AS MUCH AS 363 METRIC TONNES OF OPAL CAN BE INFERRED. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES MAY OCCUR IN RHYOLITE THAT CROPS OUT ACROSS MONUMENTAL CREEK AT THE HEAD OF MILK CREEK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 016 085 0262.

  • Deposit

    IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO; USGS BULLETIN

  • Deposit

    1304; 1973, P. 297-308.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIVE CHIP SAMPLES OF OPALIZED ZONES CONTAINED A TRACE GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-AUG-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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