| Deposit ID | 10105630 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013362 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590092 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tormey Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Greenhorn, Tormay, Tornay, Torney |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.98286, 45.10545 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 6.75 MI SW OF SALMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Williams Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 021E | 33 | C | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.98286, 45.10545 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Salmon River Mountain Anticline |
| General form | BANDS, MASSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | 55 NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 13.72M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | John Tormey |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. M. And G. A. Snow, R. E. Wickham |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Tormey |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 208.79M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013362 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DI_125 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590092 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Anderson, A.L., 1956 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106 , 102 P.
Umpleby, E.L., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528
Ross, C.P., 1925 , The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 774 , 44 P.
V.E. Mitchell, Et Al., Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Shear Zone Curves From N 30 Deg W To N 70 Deg W; Rattlesnake Zone Strikes N 66 Deg W, Dips 55 Deg Sw |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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