Argentine

Prospect in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10240877
MRDS ID W013749
MAS/MILS ID 0160130371
Record type Site
Current site name Argentine
Related records 10070702

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.63122, 43.86709 (WGS84)
Elevation 2304
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006 N 016 E 11 SW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Sedimentary rocks (Permian and Pennsylvanian).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM,WFOC,WILDERNESS STUDIES

  • Deposit

    VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.419, PL.3, NO.212

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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