| Deposit ID | 10218039 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015211 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Metal Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Allison, Ellison |
| Related records | 10071689 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.42096, 45.04238 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2280 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Profile Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(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 | 020 N | 008 E | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.42096, 45.04238 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| 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 | 0160850017 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015211 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_398 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
13 TH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1911
MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, JULY 18, 1914
21ST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1919
IBMG PAMPH 44, 1936
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ASSOCIATED WITH ABUNDANT GALENA AND SPHALERITE AND SMALLER AMOUNTS OF PYRITE, TETRAHEDRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE. GOLD WAS MAIN VALUE. BLOCKS OF ARGILLITE AND QUARTZITE IN A GRANODIORITE. AREA IS SILICIFIED AND BROKEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-90 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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