| Deposit ID | 10217800 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850513 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West End |
| Alternate or previous names | Stibnite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.31766, 44.93158 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2219 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stibnite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South 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 | 018 N | 009 E | 02 | NESENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -115.31766, 44.93158 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1972 |
| Year of first production | 1982 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pioneer Metals Corp. |
| ID | 1001375 |
| Interest | 48 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mining Finance Corp. |
| ID | 1001375 |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Trv Minerals |
| ID | 1001375 |
| Interest | 2 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pioneer Metals |
| ID | 1001375 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1986 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | 514000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | 159000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Description | 431000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1493000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1493000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1493000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850513 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1001375 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_126 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
COOPER, J. R. GEOLOGY OF THE TUNGSTEN ATIMONY AND GOLD
DEPOSITS NEAR STIBNITE, IDAHO. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.
969-F, 1951, PP. 189-190.
JAMES M. MONTGOMERY - CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC. STIBNITE
MINING PROJECT, GOLD MINE AND MILL. FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST
SERVICE, 1981, 164 PP.
LEONARD, B. F. GOLD ANOMALY IN SOIL OF THE WEST END CREEK
AREA, YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO. U. S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 680, 1973, 16 PP.
MORRISON-KNUDSEN COMPANY, INC. WEST END PROPERTY, STIBNITE
IDAO. MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, U. S.
BUMINES, MAFO, DENVER, COLORADO, SEPTEMBER 1982, 22 PP.
PIONEER METALS CORP. ANNUAL REPORT, MARCH 1986, 24 PP.
THE STAR-NEWS. THE BEES IN STIBNITE ARE AFTER GOLD.
MCCALL, IDAHO, SEPTEMBER 1, 1982.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. V. 77, NO. 32, 1988.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | SEASONAL OPERATION FROM MAY TO END OF NOVEMBER. FIVE REUSABLE ASPHALT PADS, 50 DAY CYCLE PER PAD: 10 DAYS TO LOAD, 20 DAYS TO LEACH, 10 DAYS TO NEUTRALIZE, AND 10 DAYS TO OFFLOAD ON TOP OF OLD TAILINGS FROM YELLOWPINE MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JAN-97 | Gosling | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/01/1999 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1001375 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | WEST END MINE |
| Current operator | Stibnite Mine Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Dakota Mining Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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