| Deposit ID | 10106911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055154 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160850029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | Yellow Pine Cinnabar-Mining District |
| Current site name | Hermes Mine (includes Fern Mine) |
| Alternate or previous names | Hermes Mine, Cinnabar, Bonanza, Hermes Quicksilver, Hermes Claim |
| Included sites | Cinnabar Group, Yellow Pine Cinnabar-Mining District |
| Point of reference | Geographic coordinates: | Elevation | UTM | Precision | Relative position | Point location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Entrance | -115.29083, 44.91861 (WGS84) | 2377 | 100 | 3 MILES NE STIBNITE. Hermes Portal is in the clearing near the head of Cinnabar Creek. Adits and prospect pit (likely a caved adit) are shown but not labeled on Stibnite 24k topo. | ||
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| Main Entrance | -115.284, 44.90657 (WGS84) | 10 | Fern Mine adit, labeled on Stibnite 24k topo. From GNIS. | |||
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 | 009E | 01,12 | Idaho | |
| Boise | 018N | 010E | 6, 7 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Orpiment | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE RAN 3 TO 20 LB HG PER TON |
|---|
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock type qualifier | silicified, dolomitic limestone |
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.29083, 44.91861 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main Entrance (2) | -115.284, 44.90657 |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Discoverer | Pringle Smith |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Yellow Pine District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonanza Mines |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Mercury Mines Co. |
| Year | 1926 |
| First year | 1921 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2743.2M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055154 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH0137 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | MAS 0160850029 | = newMRDS 10193229, merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014213 | included in deleted record 10193229 |
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
BAILEY, E. H., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCE - MERCURY IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 119 - 123
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-F, P. 151-197.
IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 43, P. 26.
IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 2, VOL. XIV, P. 63.
Bradley, Worthen, 1943, The Hermes Quicksilver Mines--Part I: Mining Congress Journal, v. 29, no. 11, p. 32-34.
Bradley, Worthen, 1943, The Hermes Quicksilver Mines--Part II, The present operation: Mining Congress Journal, v. 29, no. 12, p. 40-44.
Schrader, F.C., and Ross, C.P., 1926, antimony and quicksilve rdeposits in the Yellow Pine district, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 780-D, p. 137-164, pl. XVIII.
Leonard, B.F., Mercury-bearing antimony deposit between Big Creek and Yellow Pine, central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 525-B, p. B23-B28.
Larsen, E.S., and Livingston, D.C., 1920, Geology of the Yellow Pine Cinnabar-mining district, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 715-E, p. 73-83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Bradley, Worthen, 1943, The Hermes Quicksilver Mines--Part I: Mining Congress Journal, v. 29, no. 11, p. 32-34. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1974-01-01 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1976-08-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1995-05-16 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0160850029 = newMRDS 10193229 |
| Editor | 2010-11-15 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10193229. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.