Chieftain Claim

Prospect in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10265400
MAS/MILS ID 0160030128
Record type Site
Current site name Chieftain Claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.6324, 45.15237 (WGS84)
Elevation 2180
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Monument(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hells Canyon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021 N 002 W 18 C Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.6324, 45.15237

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLOSE. T.J., AND OTHERS, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HELLS

  • Deposit

    CANYON WILDERNESS AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE HELLS CANYON

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL RECREATION STUDY AREA, ADAMS, IDAHO, AND NEZ

  • Deposit

    PERCE COUNTIES, IDAHO, AND WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON:

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 41-82.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAY-1995 Hughes, Curt A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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