| Deposit ID | 10071735 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015270 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Box Springs Claim |
| Related records | 10241931 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.08515, 45.16208 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 12 MI NE OF BIG CREEK (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Acorn Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 011E | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | COMPOSITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.04 OZ AU/TON, 1.2 OZ AG/TON, AND 21.4% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite |
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.08515, 45.16208 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGER |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
| Dip | 60 DEG NE |
| Length | 27.43M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 7.92M |
| Overall depth | 1.52M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015270 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_839 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P
1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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