| Deposit ID | 10119820 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370880 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Estes Mountain Mines |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.71093, 44.44549 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2975 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Custer(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
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 | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 013 N | 014 E | 24 | SWSW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -114.71093, 44.44549 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1981 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Uniteds States Antimony Corp. |
| ID | 1001558 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1982 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370880 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1001558 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_352 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P196.
SUNBEAM TO YANKEE FORK TO JORDAN CREEK TO ESTES MT.
MSHA RPT JUNE 1982
RANDOL MINING DIRECROTY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
COMPANIES, P270.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACCORDING TO 1996/97 RANDOL, MINE IS SEASONAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JAN-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/30/1988 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1001558 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Estes Mountain Mines |
| Current operator | United States Antimony Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | State Street Corporation |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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