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Mineral Gulch Prospect

Occurrence in Cassia county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093474
MRDS ID W013260
MAS/MILS ID 0160310085
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Gulch Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.03255, 42.09552 (WGS84)
Elevation 2042
Relative position 10 1/4 MI. N.E. OF STREVELL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Pine Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Curlew Valley(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 015S 029E 26 NWSE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Lies Directly Across Canyon From Ruth Mine 100 Ft Above Canyon Floor

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Brazer Form., Limestone
    Rock description Brazer Form., Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.03255, 42.09552
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Kelsaw Fault
Structure description On S. Side Of Kelsaw Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Pine District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Silver Hills Mining Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Id.: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P

  • Deposit

    IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Pocatello Quad, 1982, V.E Mitchell, Et Al

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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