Rinebold Prospect

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Beryllium, Copper, Zinc
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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070660
MRDS ID W013685
MAS/MILS ID 0160390706
Record type Site
Current site name Rinebold Prospect
Alternate or previous names Rhineboldt Mine, Moly Claim Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.46204, 43.68878 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 40 MI. EAST OF BOISE, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Trinity Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 008E 11,13,14 NWNWNW (13) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1/3 Mi. Above Mouth Of East. Fk. Of The Roaring River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Marmatite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Silver Ore
Wulfenite Ore
Molybdite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue
Sphene Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Biotite Granite
    Rock description Biotite Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.46204, 43.68878

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatitic Dikes

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS, BUNCHES, TABULAR
    Length 304.8M
    Width 6.71M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractured

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Discoverer M. E. Rinebold

Mining district

District name Roaring River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. E. Rinebold

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 Ft. Cuts And Pits

Comments on development

  • 5 Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Schrader, F. C., 1925, Molybdenite In The Rocky Bar District, Idaho In Contributions To Econ. Geol., 1923 - 1924: USGS Bulletin 750, P. 87 - 99.

  • Deposit

    King, R. V., 1964, Mineral Resources - Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 137.

  • Deposit

    1925 Other F. C. Schrader, Bulletin 750

  • Deposit

    1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. 1

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 10-91, 1991, P. 7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-OCT-1991 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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