| Deposit ID | 10120587 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000489 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850362 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Virginia Beth Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10008383 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.23765, 44.74238 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Artillery Dome(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)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 016 N | 010 E | 10 | SWNWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -115.23765, 44.74238 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850362 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000489 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_926 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO.
USGS BULLETIN 1304, P. 224.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PIT CONTAINED EXPOSED QUARTZ WITH 0.5 PERCENT MOLYBDENITE AND AS MUCH AS 10 PERCENT PYRITE, HEMATITE, LIMONITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE COMBINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-MAR-95 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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