| Deposit ID | 10071071 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014279 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370269 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Why Not Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hidden Treasure, Thunderbolt, Estes Mountain, Franklin Group, Eustace Mountain, Estes Gold |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.70676, 44.44461 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2804 |
| Relative position | 24 MI WSW OF CHALLIS; 5 1/4 MI NNE OF BONANZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Custer(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 | 013N | 015E | 21 | NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Andesitic Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Andesitic Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -114.70676, 44.44461 |
|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 DEG NW |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yankee Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014279 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_352 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370269 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1949, Silver - Gold Deposits Of The Yankee Fork District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 83, 37 P.
Stiles, C. A., 1976 , Geology And Alteration Of The West Fork Mayfield Creek Area, Custer County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, P. 103 - 106 .
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 473, P. 217.
Anderson, A. L., 1949, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet Pamphlet 83, 37 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Why Not Mine On Same Vein As the Mcfadden (The Contact Vein) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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