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Thomas Creek No. 3 Claim

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070934
MRDS ID W014081
MAS/MILS ID 0160370103
Record type Site
Current site name Thomas Creek No. 3 Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.00904, 44.67018 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 4 MI S OF LITTLE CREEK GUARD STATION

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 015N 012E 04 33 Idaho
Boise 016N 012E 33 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2 Mi. S. of Scarface Mountain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES CONTAINED ONLY TRACE AU AND 0.2 OZ. AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Challis Volcanics-Andesite;Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rocks
    Rock description Challis Volcanics-Andesite;Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.00904, 44.67018
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 304.8M
    Width 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • A Random Chip Sample Contained Trace Gold and 6.9 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sheep Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 Weldin, Robert U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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