Tyrannus Mine

Past Producer in Camas county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070746
MRDS ID W013818
MAS/MILS ID 016025005
Record type Site
Current site name Tyrannus Mine
Alternate or previous names Tyrannis

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.72982, 43.57909 (WGS84)
Elevation 2347
Relative position 20 MI. WSW OF KETCHUM, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camas(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dollarhide Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 014E 24 NENESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2000 Ft. Sw Of The Stormy Galore Mine; On N Side Of West Richmond Gulch Near Its Head

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Dikes-Diorite Porphyry
    Rock description Dikes-Diorite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Calcareous Slate, Quartzitic Slate
    Rock description Calcareous Slate, Quartzitic Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.72982, 43.57909

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 DEG E
    Dip 37 DEG NW
    Width 2.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882
Year of first production 1882

Mining district

District name Rosetta District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • $100,000 Production

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1219.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 Tunnels

Comments on development

  • 5 Patented Claims; Concentrating Mill

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249

  • Production

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad No. 620

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references