| Deposit ID | 10193817 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015232 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850444 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Sunflower Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10096365 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.16876, 45.17878 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1487 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bismark Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower 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)
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 | 021 N | 011 E | 07 | NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -115.16876, 45.17878 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850444 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015232 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_858 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO, USGS BULLETIN 1304
1973, P. 157-158.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DISCOVERY PIT IS 40 M. NORTH FROM THE JUNCTION OF BIG RAMEY CREEK WITH BIG CREEK AND ABOUT 4.6 M. WEST OF THE BIG CREEK ROAD. SAMPLES FROM VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINED TRACE GOLD. 1.7 GRAM SILVER PER METRIC TON AND TRACE COPPER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-MAY-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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