| Deposit ID | 10071785 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015338 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Iron Clad Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.11655, 45.10678 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MI E OF CENTER MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monument(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 | 020N | 011E | 04 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CU VALUES TO 1.44% BUT AVERAGED 0.44% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Argillaceous Quartzite, Limestone | ||||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Argillaceous Quartzite, Limestone | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.11655, 45.10678 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| District name | Monumental Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monumental Gold Mining Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015338 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_938 | 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.
SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 MINERALIZED ZONES - 1 TRENDS N 30 - 55 DEG W AND OTHER N 10 - 30 DEG E. THE DIPS RANGE FROM 35 - 90 DEG IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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