| Deposit ID | 10217417 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013993 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850308 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vesper Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area., Vespar Claim |
| Related records | 10070872 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.25986, 44.86568 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2000 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Chief Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork 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)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018 N | 010 E | 29 | NENENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -115.25986, 44.86568 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850308 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013993 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_820 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1304, 1973, P. 358.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES SHOWED 4.8 GRAM PER METRIC TON OF SILVER AND TRACE COPPER AND GOLD. FLOAT CONTAINED FLECKS OF MOLYBDENUM. SOURCE NOT LOCATED. QUARTZ VEINLETS EXPOSED IN TRENCHES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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