| Deposit ID | 10071046 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meyers Cove Antimony |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.52037, 44.83377 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 25 MI NW OF CHALLIS ; 1 MI BY TRAIL FROM MEYERS COVE |
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)
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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 017N | 016E | 01 | Idaho |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -114.52037, 44.83377 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Andrew Lee |
| District name | Parker Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014242 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_159 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ROSS, C. P., 1934, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CASTO QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 854, 135 P.
ROSS, C. P., 1927 , ORE DEPOSITS IN THE TERTIARY LAVA IN THE SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 25 , 20 P.
1927 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 25
1934 GEOLMAP ROSS, C. P., BULL. 854
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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