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Swimm Lake Occurrence

Occurrence in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096334
MRDS ID W014511
MAS/MILS ID 160370200
Record type Site
Current site name Swimm Lake Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.6769, 44.1489 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position 14 MI ESE OF STANLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Robinson Bar(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

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010N 015E 34 SE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary

Analytical data

Result 1 CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS TACTITE ZONE: TRACE AU, 0.2 OZ AG/TON 1 RANDOMCHIP SAMPLE FROM QUARTZ MONZONITE: 0.1 OZ AU/TON, 0.5% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite, Limestone;Tactite
    Rock description Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite, Limestone;Tactite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.6769, 44.1489
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip NW
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 152.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Gneissic Quartz Monzonite And Interbedded Argillite,Quartzite, Limestone.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Swimm Lake Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-07-01 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 1992-06-30 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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