| Deposit ID | 10071905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015669 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160230010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Chariot Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58898, 43.5002 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 16.5 MI SW OF ARCO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Champagne Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 002N | 024E | 15 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Latite, Latite Tuff;Granite Porphyry Stock |
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Latite, Latite Tuff;Granite Porphyry Stock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -113.58898, 43.5002 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Gouge |
| Strike | N 85 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 52 DEG S |
| Width | 0.46M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lava Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015669 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | IF_147 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160230010 | data consolidated into this record |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LAVA CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32, 70 P.
PRINZ, W. C., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES-MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 116-119
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Several Veins, 2 Are Pb-Ag, 1 Cu; 1 Pb-Ag Vein Above; 2nd Pb-Ag Vein Is In A Fault Breccia Zone That Trends N 85 Deg W; The Cu Vein Is In Mineralized Fissure That Trends N 75 Deg E, Dips 75 Deg Nw, And Is Several Hundred Yd Long, 1 Ft Wide |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.