| Deposit ID | 10105558 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007679 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Potosi Mine |
| Related records | 10120753 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.73317, 43.01518 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | JUST SOUTH OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 003W | 07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG VALUES IN 1907 OF $20-50/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | ORE WORTH $38/TON IN 1870 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Rhyolite;Basalt And Latite Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Silver City Rhyolite;Basalt And Latite Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | Granodiorite and two-mica granite. |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N - S |
| Dip | 70 DEG W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. Stoddard, W. Kehaly ( 1955 ) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007679 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_158 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PT. 3).
MC DOWELL, G. A., 1955 , 57TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1955 .
PANSZE, A. J., JR., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER CITY-DELAMAR-FLINT REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161 , 79 P.
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPT.
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161
1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 162
LINDGREN, W., 1898, USGS 20TH ANN. REPT., PT. 3, P. 75-205. BELL, R. N., 1907 , 9TH ANN REPT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1907.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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