| Deposit ID | 10070013 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007846 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spanish Town Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.25344, 43.70739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 2 1/4 MI NE OF ROCKY BAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rocky Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Boise(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 | Elmore |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 010E | 03,10 | NESW (03) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY: 2 - 3 OZ AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granophyre, Porphyritic Dikes | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granophyre, Porphyritic Dikes | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -115.25344, 43.70739 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG E |
| Dip | 30 DEG NW |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rocky Bar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elk Creek Spanish Town Mines, Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Sunrise Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 301.75M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007846 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_125 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390028 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1943, Geology Of The Gold - Bearing Lodes Of Rocky Bar District, Elmore Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 34.
Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, July 1974-June 1975, First Annual Rept. Addendum, 95p.
1943 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol., Pam. 6
Anderson, A. L., 1943, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 65, P. 34
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Marks The Ne End Of The Mineralized Zone Passing Through Rocky Bar District. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Steigner, William D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1976 | Everett, Sandra E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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