| Deposit ID | 10073294 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019303 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160190029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Robinson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.30111, 43.09052 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Relative position | 2.25 MI SSE OF KEENAN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Caribou Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palisades(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004S | 044E | 09 | C NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 2 SAMPLES FROM MINE DUMP FOUND TRACE AU, TRACE AG, AND O AND 7.3 % CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wayan Formation-Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Wayan Formation-Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.30111, 43.09052 |
|---|
| Width | 6.1M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1877 |
| Discoverer | John Robinson |
| District name | Mount Pisgah District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineral Veins Coalition Mines Co. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019303 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_172 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160190029 | data consolidated into this record |
Savage, C. N., 1961 , Geology And Mineral Resources Of Bonneville County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5 , 108 P.
Hamilton, J. A., 1961 , Geology Of The Caribou Mountain Area, Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, University Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 59 P.
1961 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No.
Rains, R.L., And Federspiel, F.E., 1993, Mineral Resource Investigation Of The Caribou City-Stump Creek Area Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 15-93, P. 13-18.
Savage, C. N., 1961 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Vein In Porphyry Belt 0.5 Mi Wide |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Rains, Richard | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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