| Deposit ID | 10069935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007726 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Vault Vein Mine |
| Related records | 10241651 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.83927, 43.00628 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1814 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI SW OF DELAMAR |
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 | 08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Miargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Silver City Rhyolite-Rhyolite;Basalt Latite Unit-Basalt And Latite;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite |
| Rock description | Silver City Rhyolite-Rhyolite;Basalt Latite Unit-Basalt And Latite;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -116.83927, 43.00628 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | De Lamar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007726 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_107 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 138, 106 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.
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PART 3).
1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPT.
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138
ASHER, R. R., 1968, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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