| Deposit ID | 10069843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007566 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ternan Belshazzar Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Idawa Development Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.01206, 43.94298 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2 MI. SW. OF QUARTZBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harris Creek Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Boise National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007N | 004E | 17 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES ASSAYED FROM .10 TO 7.45 OZ/TON AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite Porphyry, Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Diorite Porphyry, Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -116.01206, 43.94298 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES AND KIDNEYS |
|---|---|
| Strike | W |
| Dip | 45 DEG S |
| Length | 33.53M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Boise Basin |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. J. Casey |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idawa Development Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 12.141HA |
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007566 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_263 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IBM & G BULL. 9, 103 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944-C. P. 277 - 282
1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 9
1933 OTHER C. P. ROSS, BULL. 846 - D
1947 GEOLMAP A. L. ANDERSON BULL. 944-C.
1975 COMPILE US BUREAU OF MINES, 1974 MINING ACTIVITY
ROSS, CLYDE P., 1933, USGS BULL. 846 - D
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 VEINS |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Murphy, Lyn S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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