| Deposit ID | 10071667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015175 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Swastika Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Majestic, Saradoc |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.45817, 45.50987 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | ON W FORK OF RHETT CREEK S OF DIXIE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(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 | 025N | 008E | 15 | NW (15) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite, Schist | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -115.45817, 45.50987 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | Edward Davis |
| District name | Dixie District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Nez Perce National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vincent Modello |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015175 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_207 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490433 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490172 | data consolidated into this record |
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.
Livingston, D. C., And Stewart, C. A., 1914, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie Mining District, Idaho: Univ. Of Idaho Bulletin No. 2, V. 9, 11 P
Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington M. S. Thesis, 61 P.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 37-39.
Majestic Mining Company
1939 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890's |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1986 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 04-OCT-1991 | Neumann, Terry R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.