Mule Creek Prospect No. 1

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070771
MRDS ID W013854
MAS/MILS ID 0160390631
Record type Site
Current site name Mule Creek Prospect No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.20514, 43.91068 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 8.5 MI NNW OF ATLANTA, IDAHO

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 29 E2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • About 1 Mi N Of The Overlook Mine And About 300 Ft Lower Than Crest Of Ridge Of Black Warrior Cr.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Samples Contained 1.37 To 22.6 Grams Gold And 6.8 To 13.7 Grams Silver Per Tonne.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ AU, 0.20 OZ AG/TON. CRIB STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.66 OZ AU, 0.40 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.20514, 43.91068

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Warror District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Item 1 Stockpiled, Item 2 In Old Crib

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 30.48M

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-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.