| Deposit ID | 10089035 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007689 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnesota Mine |
| Related records | 10169269 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.69457, 43.00598 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 200 FT FROM IDA ELMORE MINE, 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)
| 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 | AT DEPTH OF 220 FT, AU : AG RATIO WAS 1 : 7.3 BY WEIGHT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -116.69457, 43.00598 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cemented Breccia |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 4 DEG W |
| Dip | 80 DEG E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | French District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007689 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BO_211 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.
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.
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11
1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138
RAYMOND, R. W., 1872 - 1874 , 42ND, 43RD CONGRESSES, HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES MAY RAKE TO THE S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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