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Snug Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096258
MRDS ID W013633
Record type Site
Current site name Snug Prospect
Related records 10265336

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.50282, 43.83429 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 8.25 MI. SE OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Easley Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper 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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 017E 19 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 SAMPLES FROM MAIN SHEAR ZONE AVERAGED 0.06 OZ AU/TON, 5.1 OZ AG/TON, 0.9% PB AND 2.0% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Quartzite
    Rock description Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.50282, 43.83429
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Rhyolite Dike

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Strike N 70 DEG W
    Dip STEEP
    Thickness 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZITE IS ROCK OF THE WHITE CLOUD AND BOULDER MTNS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name North Fork Wood River District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 16.76M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS AND A SHAFT

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SECOND SHEAR TREND IS N 32 DEG E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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

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