| Deposit ID | 10070432 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013368 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590191 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Virginia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gem, Midway, McKillop Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58281, 45.10599 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Relative position | 15 1/2 MI. SE OF SALMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goldstone Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 024E | 35 | NWSW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Hornblende Syenodiorite Dike | ||||||
| Rock description | Hornblende Syenodiorite Dike | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation |
| Rock description | Yellowjacket |
| (1) | -113.58281, 45.10599 |
|---|
| General form | GRAINS, BUNCHES, PATCHES |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sandy Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Picard, T. D. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013368 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DI_194 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590191 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1957, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Baker Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
Forest Service Files, D.W. Peters, Salmon, ID
Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 112, 71 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.