| Deposit ID | 10073242 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019184 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Cloud Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | White Knob Group, Whirly Bird Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.59625, 43.67818 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 15.5 MI W OF ROCKY BAR, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sheep Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Boise National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Elmore |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 007E | 14,15 | C S2N2 (14) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1 VEIN SAMPLE CONTAINED 3.51 % BEO |
|---|---|
| Result | VEIN IN PIT 1 CONTAINED 0.18 % BEO |
| Result | A GRAB SAMPLE OF QUARTZ IN PIT 2 ASSAYED 0.014 % BEO |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.59625, 43.67818 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Fault Striking N 25 Deg W And Dipping 66 Deg S Intersects The 2 Veins |
| Strike | N 48 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 DEG W |
| Length | 1.83M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rocky Bar Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019184 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA_616 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390048 | data consolidated into this record |
Pattee, E. C., And Others, 1968 , Beryllium Resources Of Idaho, Washington, Montana, And Oregon: USBM Rept. Inv. 7148 , 169 P
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 10-91, 1991, P. 12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 Parallel Veins 7 Inches Apart; Strike And Dip Above For Veins Above Fault; The Lower Segments Strike N 61 Deg E And Dip 60 Deg N; A Vein In Pit 1 Strikes N 65 Deg E, Dips 62 Deg N, And Is 7 Inches Wide |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.