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Phonta-Williamson Mine

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Cobalt, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10290021
MAS/MILS ID 0160370633
Record type Site
Current site name Phonta-Williamson Mine
Alternate or previous names Phonta Williamson Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.01624, 44.49768 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Langer Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 014 N 012 E 32 SESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PROPERTY, ERRONEOUSLY SHOWN IN THE SEAFOAM MINING DISTRICT, IS IN THE BEAVER CREEK DRAINAGE IN THE SHEEP MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT (MITCHELL, AND OTHERS, 1981, MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE CHALLIS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: IDAHO ABUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MINES AND PROSPECTS SERIES, P. 21). THE PHONTA-WILLIAMSON MINE CORRESPONDS TO MAP LOCATION 1010 IN THE ABOVE REFERENCE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Lead Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.01624, 44.49768
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 89-83, 1983, MAP NO.

  • Deposit

    19, APPENDIX.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 2,

  • Deposit

    NO. 93, P. 75.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1992 Leszcykowski, Andrew M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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