| Deposit ID | 10069888 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007645 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Booneville Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Owyhee, Treasury, Seventy - Nine and Humbolt Claims |
| Related records | 10192842 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.75877, 43.02848 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2121 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI WNW OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
De Lamar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 004W | 01 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Silver City Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Silver City Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | Granodiorite and two-mica granite. |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | 77 DEG W |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| District name | Carson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Florida Mount. Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007645 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_127 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75-205 (PT. 3).
PANSZE, A. J., JR., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER CITY-DELAMAR-FLINT REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161 , 79 P.
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN. REPORT
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161
1974 GEOCHEM IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 162
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Benjamin, David A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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