| Deposit ID | 10089034 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007677 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Jacket Mine |
| Related records | 10144412 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.69407, 43.00158 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Relative position | ON WAR EAGLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(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 | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 003W | 09 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE WORTH $50 A TON IN 1870 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.69407, 43.00158 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N - S |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1868 |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Crest Min. And Mlg. Co. ? ( 1972 ) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007677 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_213 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.
RAYMOND, R. W., 1870 , STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN THE STATES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: 41ST CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, HOUSE OF REP., EXEC. DOC. 207 , P. 233 - 247.
CAMPBELL, A., 1936 , 38TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1936.
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11
1936 DIREXPL WAR EAGLE MIN. AND MLG. CO.
RAYMOND, R. W., 1870 - 1874 , 41ST - 43RD CONGRESSES HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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