| Deposit ID | 10070980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014145 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370352 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell Cross Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.91816, 44.2971 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | 2 MI SW OF POTATO MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Basin Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011N | 013E | 10,03 | C | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Result | CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.60% U3O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith Quartz Monzonite;Pegmatite And Aplite Dikes | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith Quartz Monzonite;Pegmatite And Aplite Dikes | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -114.91816, 44.2971 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fracture Sets |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.3M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bell Cross Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.018HA |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014145 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1032 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370352 | data consolidated into this record |
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, P. 58
KERN, B. F., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS NEAR STANLEY, CUSTER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 117, 40 P.
1959 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 117
1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 361, P. 188.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.