| Deposit ID | 10096304 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014213 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smith Prospect |
| Related records | 10169420 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.28513, 44.92738 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI NE OF STIBNITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stibnite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 018N | 010E | 06 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. ASSAY 18 LB QUICKSILVER/TO |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Limestone, Quartzite |
| Rock description | Limestone, Quartzite |
| (1) | -115.28513, 44.92738 |
|---|
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Discoverer | Pringle Smith |
| District name | Yellow Pine District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monumental Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014213 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_137 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1919, TUNGSTEN, CINNABAR, MANGANESE, MOLYBDENUM, AND TIN DEPOSITS OF IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO SCHOOL OF MINES BULL. 2, V. 14, 72 P.
BELL, R. N., 1919, TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1918.
1919 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANN. REPT., 191
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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