| Deposit ID | 10069879 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007626 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth Mine |
| Related records | 10192434 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.69955, 44.00298 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 7 MI SW OF LOWMAN, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(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 | 008N | 006E | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 15 LB. GRAB SAMPLE FROM STOCKPILE ASSAYED 8.05 OZ. AU, 3.3 OZ. AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.69955, 44.00298 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Fault |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| District name | Boise Basin ; Pioneerville District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Year | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^8.05 Oz Au And 3.3 Oz Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007626 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_731 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119 - 319
1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 9
1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C.
BALLARD, S. M., 1924, IDAHO BUR MINES & GEOL BULL. 9.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1 VEIN - THE MAMMOTH, 2 LODES - THE JACKSON AND THE JUPITER; MAMMOTH VEIN TRENDS N 80 DEG E, DIPS 45 DEG SE, LODES TREND N 10 DEG E AND DIP TOWARDS EACH OTHER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Moody, Ula L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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