| Deposit ID | 10078376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026675 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790456 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Toughnut Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tough Nut |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.86242, 47.57067 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 4 MI S OF MURRAY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burke(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 005E | 19, 30 | W2 (19) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Prichard Formation. |
|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | S |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026675 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_147 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790456 | data consolidated into this record |
Hosterman, J. W., 1956, Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Bull 1027-P, Pl. 57
1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 44
IBMG, Mines & Prospects Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | In the Sunset Mineral Belt |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.