| Deposit ID | 10070743 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tip Top Mine |
| Related records | 10290233 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.4611, 43.4156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 10 MI. SW OF HAILEY, ID. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Richardson Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Wood(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001N | 017E | 17 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SOME SIDERITIC ORE CARRIES 0.5 OZ. AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -114.4611, 43.4156 |
|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Camas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 969.26M |
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013813 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA1217 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1946, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE HAILEY GOLD BELT (CAMAS DISTRICT), BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76, 26 P.
JACOBS, M. H., 1902, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1901.
1946 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
ANDERSON, A.L., AND WAGNER, W.R., 1946, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-08-01 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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