| Deposit ID | 10105646 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013498 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Lead Mine |
| Related records | 10192797 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.28033, 45.35678 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1356 |
| Relative position | 1.37 MI S OF SHOUP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 023N | 018E | 01 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE AVG. $6 - 8/TON A |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneissic Granite;Granite Porphyry Dikes | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneissic Granite;Granite Porphyry Dikes | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Slate, Schist, Quartzite |
| (1) | -114.28033, 45.35678 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissures |
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG SE |
| Width | 1.07M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Discoverer | Relocated By Julius Weimer |
| District name | Mineral Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013498 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_416 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
BELL, R.N., 1907, EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906.
GRAY, F.A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PHD THESIS
1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1906
1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., BULL. 528
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, USGS BULL. 528
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1886, RELOCATED 1927 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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