Reno Claims Mine

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodity Antimony
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070738
MRDS ID W013805
MAS/MILS ID 0160390709
Record type Site
Current site name Reno Claims Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.35844, 43.85428 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position 24 MI. ENE OF IDAHO CITY, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Phifer Creek(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 006N 009E 14,23 SE (14) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite;Intrusive Dikes
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite;Intrusive Dikes
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.35844, 43.85428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Swanholm District
District name Black Warrior Basin

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner West Fork Mining Co.
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1953

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Popoff, C. C., 1953, Hermada Antimony Deposit, Elmore County, Idaho: USBM Rept. Inv. 4950, 21 P

  • Deposit

    Popoff, C. C., U.S. Bureau Of Mines Ri 4950, 1953, P. 5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 27-OCT-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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