| Deposit ID | 10089182 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014172 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370407 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Centauras Workings |
| Alternate or previous names | Centauras Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.69063, 44.25629 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI ESE OF SUNBEAM, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunbeam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011N | 015E | 27 | NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brannerite | Ore |
| Euxenite | Ore |
| Garnet | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Sphene | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Augite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Gravels | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium-Gravels | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Granodiorite and two-mica granite. |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | Herman Centauras |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Robinson Bar District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014172 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1267 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370407 | data consolidated into this record |
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P.
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, P. 104
1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT.
VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.467, PL.3, NO.14
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JUN-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.