| Deposit ID | 10071078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014287 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keystone Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Greyhound |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.32842, 44.44519 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 9 MI SW CHALLIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bayhorse(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 | 018E | 22 | NWSWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Bayhorse Dolomite; Ramshorn Slate | ||
| Rock description | Bayhorse Dolomite;Ramshorn Slate | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.32842, 44.44519 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, BRECCIA FILL & FISSURE VEIN, STOCKWORK |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W |
| Dip | 50E |
| Thickness | 20M |
| Length | 1700M |
| Width | 305M |
| Area | 50HA |
| Depth to top | 20M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| District name | Bayhorse District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chambers, Arthur E. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Tucson, AZ |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 9000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014287 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1186 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370278 | data consolidated into this record |
Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P
1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 87
Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P., P. 116
Anderson, 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 101, P. 12
Chambers 1966 Phd Dissertation, Univ Of Arizona, 154 P.
McIlroy, Coffman, Rice, & Hibpshman 1974 USBM Ic 8646
Shawe & Others 1976 USGS Prof Paper 933 P 35-38
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-2, No. 258, P. 168.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1992 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.