| Deposit ID | 10071212 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014476 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yacomella Veins |
| Alternate or previous names | Washington Basin |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.64672, 44.00819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2842 |
| Relative position | 20.5 MI SE OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Washington Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 008N | 015E | 24 | SENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 8 SAMPLES ALONG LONGEST VEINS AVE LESS THAN 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.31 OZ AG/TON. 20 SAMPLES FROM NARROWER VEINS CONTAINED HIGHER VALUES |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wood River Formation-Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Wood River Formation-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.64672, 44.00819 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGER, LENSES, VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | East Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Sawtooth National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014476 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_615 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370009 | data consolidated into this record |
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT
U S BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL REPORT 37.62
VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.300, PL.3, NO.137
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 29-JUN-1992 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.