| Deposit ID | 10088611 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055156 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Virginia L. Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Lackey Mine, Virginia L. Mercury Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.11911, 44.59626 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 |
| Relative position | 25 MI NW OF WEISER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monroe Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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 | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015N | 006W | 31 | NWNWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Columbia River Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock description | Columbia River Basalt | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Phyllite |
| Rock description | Phyllite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.11911, 44.59626 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad - Crested Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Structural Depression, Partly The Result Of Faulting. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Discoverer | H.D. Lackey |
| District name | Weiser |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1917-1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.5 Lb/Ton | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055156 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870059 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__47 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
BAILEY E. H., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - MERCURY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 119 - 123
ROSS, C. P., 1956 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1042-D, P. 79 - 104 .
1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT
USBM DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONE OF MINERALIZATION CONTAINS NARROW VEINLETS OF CINNABAR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.