Lone Cabin Nos. 1-8 Claims

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070769
MRDS ID W013852
MAS/MILS ID 0160390641
Record type Site
Current site name Lone Cabin Nos. 1-8 Claims
Alternate or previous names Upper Grouse Creek Property, Log Cabin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.20844, 43.95048 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 10.5 MI. NNW OF ATLANTA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nahneke Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 011E 08, 17, 18 NWNWNE (17), NW (18) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On S Side Of Grouse Cr.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe-Stains, Oxidation

Analytical data

Result SELECTED DUMP SAMPLES CONTAINED:\n3.5 OZ AU/TON, \n4.4 OZ AG/TON, \nOVER 2% PB, \nAND 0.15% ZN. \n\nOTHER SAMPLES ASSAYED:\n0.11 - 0.79 OZ AU/TON, \n0.3 - 0.9 OZ AG/TON. \n\nA 10 INCH SAMPLE ACROSS QUARTZ VEIN HAD:\n0.8 OZ AU, \n0.4 OZ AG/TON, \nTRACE PB \nAND ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite, Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite, Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.20844, 43.95048

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Montezuma Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Gouge

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 65 DEG NW
    Length 304.8M
    Width 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Warrior District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • Adits, Trenches, Pits

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Authors Recommend Further Exploration

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.

  • Deposit

    1970 Other T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad

  • Deposit

    Benham, J.R., Avery, D.W. Mineral Investigation Of The Ten Mile West Rare II Area (No. W4-061) Boise And Elmore Counties, Idaho.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 09-OCT-1990 Benham, John R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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