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Red Bluff

Prospect in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Tungsten
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241547
MRDS ID W014898
MAS/MILS ID 0160850014
Record type Site
Current site name Red Bluff
Related records 10105736

Comments on the site names

  • THIS PROPERTY IS THE SAME AS RED BLUFF DEPOSIT FILED UNDER SEQUENCE NUMBER 0160850148.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.40376, 45.15958 (WGS84)
Elevation 2490
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolf Fang Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021 N 009 E 18 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Rhodochrosite Unknown
Rhodonite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.40376, 45.15958
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 90W
    Thickness 1000M
    Length 30000M
    Width 84000M
    Area 15HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N10E:90W
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1951

Mining district

District name Edwardsburg District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mc Rae Tungsten
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method QUARRY
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 35
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.82
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1973
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 100
    Capacity 50
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OR SECTION 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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