Granite Group

Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Iron, Silver, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108928
MRDS ID FS00416
MAS/MILS ID 0160370946
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Group
Alternate or previous names Granite Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Granite No. 2, Granite No. 3, Shadyside, Anna, Silver King

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.68199, 43.9032 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mackay Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 023E 01 NWNWSW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM 1961 PLUMB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.68199, 43.9032

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Mitchel, V.E., Et Al, Mines And Prospects Of The Idaho Falls Quadrangle, Idaho, 1981, Map No. 17.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Forest Service, Challis National Forest 2810 Files

  • Deposit

    McHugh and others, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 569, P. 238.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit This Group Consists Of The Shadyside, Anna, Granite Nos 1 , 2 , And 3 Claims

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 11-JUN-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 06-NOV-1992 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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