| Deposit ID | 10096316 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014329 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160370016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckskin Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Roosevelt Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.5622, 44.3256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Relative position | 10 MI NW OF CLAYTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thompson Creek(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
Salmon-Challis 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 | 012N | 016E | 34 | NWSE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Vesuvianite | Gangue |
| Result | 150 TONS OF ORE ASSAYED 0.13% WO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) | ||
| Rock unit name | Milligen Formation-Limestone, Argillite;Lcret-Eeo Tactite | ||
| Rock description | Milligen Formation-Limestone, Argillite;Lcret-Eeo Tactite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.5622, 44.3256 |
|---|
| General form | REEF |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG W |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bayhorse District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | David Fisher, William Fisher, W. J. Richards |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014329 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1227 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160370016 | data consolidated into this record |
ROSS, C. P., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYHORSE REGION, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 877, 161 P.
HOBBS, S. W., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCE - TUNGSTEN, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 223 - 233.
COOK, E. F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH - CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, 40 P.
1937 GEOLMAP ROSS, C. P., BULL. 877
1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 500, P. 222.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1992-11-05 | Horn, Michael C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.