| Deposit ID | 10071625 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015121 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gilt Edge Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New Gilt Edge, Wild Hope Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.64459, 45.78015 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | 3 MI S OF FALL CREEK (TOWN) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 028N | 007E | 07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.64459, 45.78015 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG N |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Discoverer | A. D. Bennett |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| District name | Tenmile District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Nez Perce National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gilt Edge Mines Corp (W. R. Crosby, Mgr.) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015121 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_519 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490076 | data consolidated into this record |
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
Goosman, J. R., 1934, Tests On Ore From The Gilt Edge Mine, Golden, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, B. S. Thesis, 74 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-DEC-1996 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.