| Deposit ID | 10121035 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850625 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thunder Mountain |
| Alternate or previous names | Dewey Deposit, Blue Bluff Claims |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.13155, 44.95458 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3000 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rainbow Peak(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
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 | 019 N | 011 E | 29 | E2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Model code | 104 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Au-Ag |
| Mark3 model number | 45 |
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.13155, 44.95458 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe |
| District name | Thunder Mt |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | USMX, Inc. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp. |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1986 |
| Last year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1710000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1710000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1710000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2134610mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4799000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850625 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH__69 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, DTD 8/86, P4A
THE MINING RECORD, V 105 N3, 1-19-94, P.1.
USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1-7-94.
USMX NEWS RELEASE, 11-16-93.
ROCKY MTN PAYDIRT, DTD 7/86, P13A
USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-12-93.
USMX NEWS RELEASE, 10-25-94.
USMX NEWS RELEASE 5-6-96.
USMX INC. 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P13.
USMX NEWS RELEASE, 1996 RELEASE #7.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING
EM/J, VOL 13, NO 5, 24 OCT 86, P12
JAMES M MONTGOMERY, CONSULTING ENGR, LTR DTD 1/10/84 SENT
TO THE DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY- STATE OF IDAHO.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING
COMPANIES, P202.
USMX, USMX, INC., NEWS RELEASE, 1996 RELEASE #7.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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