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Shellrock Peak Occurrence

Occurrence in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10217980
MRDS ID W014095
MAS/MILS ID 0160850394
Record type Site
Current site name Shellrock Peak Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Idaho Primitive Area.
Related records 10070943

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.92905, 44.95408 (WGS84)
Elevation 2341
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shellrock Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 019 N 013 E 30 NESWSW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.92905, 44.95408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 70S
    Length 152M
    Width 17M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N70E:70S
    Date of Last Modification 800916

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANDESITIC AND RHYOLITIC DIKES CUT CHALLIS VOLCANICS AND CAUSED ALTERNATION AND MINERALIZATION. SEVEN SAMPLES TAKEN FROM BOTH THE DIKES AND COUNTRY ROCK ASSAYED A TRACE GOLD, 0 TO .01% CU, AND 0 TO .01% P6, AND AVE. 10.3 GRAMS SILVER PER TONNE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO, USGS BULLETIN

  • Deposit

    1304; 1973, P. 260-262 & 278-279.

  • Deposit

    CATER & OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL 1304, PG 278-9.

  • Deposit

    IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-MAR-95 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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