| Deposit ID | 10069930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Texas Claim Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | In Golconda Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.90569, 42.74488 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 21 MI SSW OF SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cliffs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Triangle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Jordan Valley(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)
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 | 008S | 005W | 10 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE ASSAYED 8.1% CU, 43.8 OZ. AG, 0.16 OZ AU. SELECTED SAMPLE CONTAINED 3.25% ZN, 30.75% PB, 6% CU, 526 OZ. AG. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||
| Rock description | Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Al Limestone, Limestone |
| Rock description | Al Lst, Lst |
| (1) | -116.90569, 42.74488 |
|---|
| Width | 1.52M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| District name | South Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golconda Group Min. Co. ( 1955 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007719 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV_151 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SORENSON, R. E., 1927 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITSOF THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 22 , 47 P.
BELL, R. N., 1907 , SOUTH MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 83 , NO. 6 , P. 283 - 284.
MC DOWELL, G. A., 1955 , 57TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1955.
1927 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMP. 22.
1934 DIREXPL EXPLOR. CO. OF CALIFORNIA
1946 DIREXPL SOUTH MOUNTAIN MIN. AND MLG. CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIORITE IS MEDIUM GRAINED, GRAY, WITH AN EXCESS OF HORNBLENDE OVER BIOTITE. THE LIMESTONE IS WHITE, BLOCKY AND MARBLEIZED, WITH BLACK STREAKS OF SILICA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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