| Deposit ID | 10070915 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014053 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370071 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lovell-Jones Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Lovell - Jones Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.02985, 44.69958 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 3 MI SE OF LITTLE SOLDIER MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Little Soldier Mountain(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)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 016N | 012E | 29 | SWNWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.16 OZ. AU/TON AND 0.39 OZ AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Challis Volcanics-Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Challis Volcanics-Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.02985, 44.69958 |
|---|
| Strike | S 54 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Middle Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014053 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_892 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370071 | data consolidated into this record |
Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | One Caved Adit and Three Small Pits. The Vein Trends S54E, Dips Flatly NE and Averages .6 M Thick. No Sulfides Were Seen and A Sample Assayed 5.48 Grams Gold Per Metric Tonne and 13.36 Grams Silver Per Metric Tonne. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-OCT-1992 | Weldin, Robert | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.