Wonder Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Materials information
  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. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071624
MRDS ID W015119
MAS/MILS ID 0160490074
Record type Site
Current site name Wonder Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.66208, 45.78567 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Relative position 1 MI W OF PROUX MTN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 028N 006E 01 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • W Of Old Golden, Near The Divide Between Buckhorn And Tenmile Creeks
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-47-8N 115-39-32W (45.78556 -115.65889); UTM N5070900 E604500 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 028N, RNG 006E, Sect 12, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE SHOOTS SAID TO CARRY $16 - $17/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Gneiss, Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.66208, 45.78567

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike E
    Dip 90 DEG
    Width 2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tenmile District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ernest Butler

Comments on the production information

  • Value Over $10000

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 213.36M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Levels

Comments on development

  • 8 Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 10-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references