| Deposit ID | 10070529 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013499 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clipper Bullion Mine |
| Related records | 10266258 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.27733, 45.36848 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE S. OF SHOUP, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek Rapids(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 018E | 36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SOME ORE HAS AVG. $43/TON A |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Lamprophyre, Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Lamprophyre, Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -114.27733, 45.36848 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Faults, Brecciation |
| Strike | N 42 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG SE |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | Mark O. Ainslie |
| District name | Mackinaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. E. S. Suydam |
| First year | 1906 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013499 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_404 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
JACOBS, M. H., 1903, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1902.
GRAY, F.A., 1927, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL HILL DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, PHD THESIS
1903 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1902
1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, BULL. 528
GRAY, F.A., 1927, UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PHD THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 VEINS, TRAMWAY, HENNESSEY, CLIPPER BULLION, THE LATTER DESCRIBED ABOVE. TRAMWAY VEIN IS 3 FT. WIDE, TRENDS N 70 DEG E, AND DIPS 80 DEG SE. HENNESSEY VEIN 20 INCHES WIDE, TRENDS N 20 DEG E, DIPS 85 DEG SE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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