| Deposit ID | 10070678 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013710 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wolftone Mine |
| Related records | 10168627 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.475, 43.4942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | 13 MI. BY ROAD WEST OF HAILEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richardson Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Wood(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 002N | 017E | 18,19 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation-Limestone, Calcareous Quartzite |
| Rock description | Wood River Formation-Limestone, Calcareous Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.475, 43.4942 |
|---|
| Depth to bottom | 39.62M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| District name | Mineral Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. T. Riley |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eclipse Mining Co. |
| Year | 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1883-1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Au, Cu, 100 Oz Ag/Ton, 50% Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013710 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA0334 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.
BELL, R. N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906.
1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGE SYSTEM OF CROSS VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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