Marsh Creek Property

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096215
MRDS ID W007880
MAS/MILS ID 0160390089
Record type Site
Current site name Marsh Creek Property
Alternate or previous names Rawhide, Bullhide

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.18903, 43.64879 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 5 1/2 MI NE OF FEATHERVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cayuse Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 011E 30 NWSESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On The Headwaters Of Marsh Cr.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Stains

Analytical data

Result ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.8 OZ AU/TON, 0.4 OZ AG/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Aplite And Diorite Porphyry Dikes
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Aplite And Diorite Porphyry Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.18903, 43.64879

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Width 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pine District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert Rowett
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1990

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 121.92M

Comments on development

  • 3 Unpatented Claims , 2 Of The 3 Are The Rawhide And Bullhide.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 21

  • Deposit

    Wagner, W.R.T., 1939, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar District, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, 32 P.

  • Deposit

    1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 2

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 150-153.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 Veins, One Trends N 20 Deg E, Dips 70 Deg E, And Is 50 Ft Wide. Second Vein Trends N 50 Deg E, Dips 75 Deg S, And Is 23 Ft Wide.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1976 Siefken, Robert R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-MAY-1992 Horn, Michael C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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