| Deposit ID | 10071032 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chamac Camp Lode Mine |
| Related records | 10241962 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.50983, 44.84298 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 27 MI NW OF ELLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meyers Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(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
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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018N | 017E | 31 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE ORE GRADE LOWER VEIN: 60 - 80 % CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | UPPER VEIN AVE 30 % CAF2. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Casto Volcanics-Tuffs, Flows;Rhyolite Porphyry |
| Rock description | Casto Volcanics-Tuffs, Flows;Rhyolite Porphyry |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -114.50983, 44.84298 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG E |
| Dip | 35 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gravel Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014221 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_172 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
COX, D. C., 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS NEAR MEYERS COVE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1015-A, 21 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS NEAR MEYERS COVE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98, 34 P.
1944 DIREXPL USBM, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98
1954 RECON COX, D. C., BULL. 1015-A
1954 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 98
ANDERSON, A. L., 1954, IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 98, P. 29
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 VEINS, 3 SETS OF FRACTURES AND FISSURES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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