Snowstorm Group

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119564
MAS/MILS ID 0160370108
Record type Site
Current site name Snowstorm Group
Alternate or previous names Idaho Primitive Area, River of No Return Wilderness

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -115.07285, 44.61908 (WGS84)
Elevation 1719
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greyhound Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Middle Fork 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 015 N 011 E 26 NWNWNE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -115.07285, 44.61908

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAMPLES CONTAINED NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METALS (CATER, 1973, P. 202).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-OCT-1992 Weldin, Robert U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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