| Deposit ID | 10070938 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014086 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850487 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ketchum Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.04485, 44.96738 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 15 MI NE OF STIBNITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Safety Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette 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 | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 012E | 19 | NWSWSE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Opal | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Porphyritic Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Porphyritic Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.04485, 44.96738 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Strike | N 20 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG SW |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Discoverer | Swanson And Lewis |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014086 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850487 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_789 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P, P. 333-347
1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO ECONOMIC MINERALS WERE SEEN AND NO GOLD OR SILVER WERE REPORTED IN ASSAYS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 11-SEP-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.