| Deposit ID | 10071585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015063 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lost Miner Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.29733, 45.37208 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Relative position | .75 MI SW OF SHOUP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 018E | 36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Felsic Gneiss > Granitic Gneiss | ||||||||
| Rock type qualifier | Gneissic Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Gneissic Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Mica Schist, Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| (1) | -114.29733, 45.37208 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Fault |
| Strike | N 55 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55 DEG SE |
| Length | 42.67M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mineral Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015063 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_402 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 016059060 | data consolidated into this record |
Gray, A. F., 1927, Ore Deposits Of The Mineral Hill District, Lemhi County, Idaho: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Univ. Of Minnesota, Ph D Thesis
Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, Ve Mitchell, Et Al.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Deposit Is Continuation Of Grunter Ore Body |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.