| Deposit ID | 60001730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018005 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Yankee Fork District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.71813, 44.32209 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| (1) | Granodiorite and two-mica granite. |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | FRACTURES, SHEAR ZONES, BRECCIA ZONES |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | GENTLY WARPED AND FRACTURED |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | YANKEE FORK DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | GEODOME, U.S. ANTIMONY CORP. |
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THER UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P. (P. 128)
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 539, 104 P.
MOSIER, DAN L., MENZIE, W. DAVID, AND KLEINHAMPL, FRANK J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.
MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 2, 1984, P. 311.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1906-1957, MINERALS YEARBOOKS.
ANDERSON, A.L., 1949, SILVER-GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 83, P. 37 P.
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