Greyhound Prospect

Past Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Bismuth, Zinc, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070826
MRDS ID W013928
MAS/MILS ID 0160370225
Record type Site
Current site name Greyhound Prospect
Alternate or previous names Bull Dog Prospect , Republican Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.12875, 44.57678 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 4.25 MI NW OF SEAFOAM RANGER STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Soldier Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Middle Fork Salmon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 014N 011E 04 NESW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Sulphur Creek, N. Side of Valley

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Gneissic Granodiorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Gneissic Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.12875, 44.57678

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 25 DEG W
    Dip 75 DEG W
    Width 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone, Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Seafoam District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Owyhee Calcium, Inc.
    Home office P.O. Box 5405, Boise, Id 83705. Phone (208) 342-8901
  • Type Owner
    Owner Greyhound Mining And Milling Corp., Dan Yanke
    Home office P.O. Box 5405, Boise, Id 83705. Phone (208) 342-8901
  • Type Operator
    Owner Bagdad Exploration Associates
    First year 1991

Comments on development

  • Mill, 10 - Stamp Smelter

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Treves, Samuel B., And Melear, John D., 1953, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Pamph. 96, 19 P.

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., And Livingston, D. C., 1920, A Reconnaissance In South Central Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Bull. 3, 23 P.

  • Deposit

    Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, 1975, First Annual Report, Addendum, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    1920 Recon Ida. Bur. Mines And Geol. Bull. 3

  • Deposit

    1953 Geolmap Ida. Bur. Mines And Geol. Pamph. 96

  • Deposit

    1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Labor Ann. Rept. Addendum

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1905, Seventh Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1906, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 50-51.

  • Deposit

    Varley, Thos., And Others, 1912, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 166, P. 74.

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P, P. 4-5.

  • Deposit

    Treves, S. B., And Melear, J. D., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 96, P. 14.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit The Greyhound Mine Patented Claim Group Consists of the Republican, Buck Horn, Bull Dog, Idaho, Logan, Colonel Ernard, Holy Terror, Blue Bell, Mother, Rufus, Birdie, and General Grant Lode Claims, and the Greyhound Mill Site Claim.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1991 Johnson, Kathleen M. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JUN-1992 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 30-OCT-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references