| Deposit ID | 10070203 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012949 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belmont Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.8532, 44.75567 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES N.W. OF BROWNLEE RANGER STATION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cuddy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McCall(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 016N | 004W | 05 | SWSENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Result | LEAD SULPHIDE ORE SHOWED 40 - 200 OZ AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Camp Creek Latite | ||||||
| Rock description | Camp Creek Latite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Grade Creek Conglomerate |
| Rock description | Grade Creek Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -116.8532, 44.75567 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Cuddy Mtn. Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bunker Hill Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012949 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870015 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__27 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
FANKHAUSER, R. E., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN CUDDY MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, 138 P.
BRUCE, W. R., 1971, GEOLOGY, MINERAL DEPOSITS, AND ALTERATION OF PARTS OF THE CUDDY MTN. DIST., WESTERN IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., PH.D. THESIS, 165 P.
LIVINGSTON, D.C., 1925 , A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL AND CUDDY MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON AND ADAMS COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13 , 24 P.
BELL, R.N., 1908 , NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907 , 217 P.
1908 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1907
1925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13
BELL, R.N., 1908 , STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1907
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRADE CREEK CONGLOMERATE IS PEBBLE TO COBBLE IN SIZE, WITH RED, PURPLE, AND GREEN CLASTS OF DOMINANTLY EXTRUSIVE ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Moody, Ula L.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 28-MAR-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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