The Boulder Creek Deposit is a mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.0519, -114.56140
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Boulder Creek Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boulder Creek Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lester Fuller, Jess Baker, Mrs. Wm. Baker
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 32 SURFACE SAMPLES AND 12 UNDERGROUND WORKINGS AVG. 0.15% MOS
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 24 TRENCHES AND PITS, 3 SHORT ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): KIRKEMO, H., ANDERSON, C. A., AND CREASEY, S. O., 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 1960: USGS BULL. 1182 - E, 90 P
Reference (Deposit): 1965 RECON H. KIRKEMO AND OTHERS, BULL. 1182-
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