Bryan-Columbus Claims

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Cobalt, Gold, Nickel, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070519
MRDS ID W013485
MAS/MILS ID 0160590069
Record type Site
Current site name Bryan-Columbus Claims
Alternate or previous names Bryan Claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.35203, 45.12269 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 20 MI. W. OF SALMON, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blackbird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 018E 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 0.5 MI. UP MEADOW CREEK; 850 FT. N OF ST. JOE PROSPECT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.12 OZ/TON AU, 0.10% CO
Result .8 % NI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Gabbro
    Rock description Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Quartz Breccia, Schist

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.35203, 45.12269

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blackbird District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ARE VERY SMALL AND NOW CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit In MAS/MILS database this was part of a MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - a Mineral Property File containing data pertinent to this property was filed under MAS SEQ number 0160590012. A mineral property file was a secure paper file that has been stored in the Federal Archives and/or Records Center since closure of the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Ortman, Dale; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-2010 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Combined data from MAS/MILS record number 0160590069.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.