Tango Prospect

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071150
MRDS ID W014384
MAS/MILS ID 0160370432
Record type Site
Current site name Tango Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.58512, 44.17519 (WGS84)
Elevation 2499
Relative position 17.5 MI E OF STANLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livingston Creek(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

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010N 016E 21 S2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • W. Fork Silver Rule Cr., 3 Mi E. Hoodoo Mine.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe - Oxide Stains

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OF MAIN SHEAR ZONE:\n0.04 OZ AU/TON, \n5.6 OZ AG/TON, \n3.3 % PB, \n0.8 % ZN, \n0.1 % CU
Result SAMPLES OF EASTERN EXTENSION OF SHEAR ZONE: \n0.02 OZ AU/TON, \n11.6 OZ AG/TON, \n7.5 % PB, \n0.16 % ZN, \n0.03 % CU. \nALSO DETECTED 0.02 % MOS2, \n0.009 - 0.01 LB HG/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite, Limestone
    Rock description Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite, Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.58512, 44.17519

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, PODS
    Strike NW
    Dip 15 DEG NE
    Thickness 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Boulder Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 237.74M

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Shear Zone Dips At Low Angle, Mining Would Require Considerable Artificial Ground Support, Recovery Costs High; Amount Mineralized Material Estimated Too Small For Profit

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JUN-1992 Horn, Michael C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references