Bayhorse District

Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001731
MRDS ID W018006
Record type District
Current site name Bayhorse District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.38422, 44.34989 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clayton(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.38422, 44.34989

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description SHEAR ZONES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • CARBONATE ROCKS ALONG SHEAR ZONES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name BAYHORSE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIILSGAARD, T.H., 1964, SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF RECLAMATION, P. 181-194.

  • Deposit

    VHAY, J.S., 1964, COPPER, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF RECLAMATION, P. 68-74.

Beyond USGS

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