| Deposit ID | 10069910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007686 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Never Sweat Mine |
| Related records | 10241987 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.6968, 43.00405 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI SE OF SILVER CITY AND 1 MI S. OF WAR EAGLE MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 003W | 17 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 250 FT ORE BODY AVERAGED 0.4 OZ. AU AND 92.8 OZ AG/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Basalt Unit-Basalt | ||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Basalt Unit-Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -116.6968, 43.00405 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG W |
| Dip | 70 DEG E |
| Width | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Never Sweat Mining Co. |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1005.84M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007686 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV__12 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SALMAN, D.S.A., 1972, GEOLOGY OF TRIANGLE QUADRANGLE AREA, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, 65 P.
PIPER, A.M. AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.
WALKER, W. P., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF A PART OF THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF SILVER CITY, IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, M S THESIS, 59 P.
CAMPBELL, A., 1935 , 37TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1935.
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1
GERRY, C. N., AND MILLER, T. H., 1934 , 1932 , USBM MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1931 , 1929 , PT. 1 METALS, P. 459 - 460 , 395 - 396.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLAT VEIN STRIKES N 5 DEG W, DIPS 45 DEG E. ORE SHOOT SEEMS TO PITCH S ABOUT 60 DEG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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