| Deposit ID | 60001621 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002480 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Yankee Fork District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.67903, 44.37459 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 7 1/2 MINUTE QUADS AVAILABLE-CUSTER AND SUNBEAM, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunbeam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| (1) | -114.67903, 44.37459 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | PORPHYRY DIKES; BROAD ANTICLINE IN CHALLIS VOLCANICS, STRIKES N 40 DEG E; FOLDED PALEOZOIC ROCKS |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | YANKEE FORK DISTRICT |
|---|
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER CO.: USGS BULL. 539, P. 76-89
ANDERSON, A.L., SILVER-GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE YANKEE FORK DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPH 83, 37, 1949
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