The Upper Billy Creek Mineral Occurrences is a molybdenum mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,501 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: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 43.9211, -115.02890
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Upper Billy Creek Mineral Occurrences MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upper Billy Creek Mineral Occurrences
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Atlanta Area
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mn-Stains, Fe-Stains
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 2ND FLOAT SAMPLE HAD 0.003 OZ AU/TON, 5.8 OZ AG/TON, 0.3 % PB, +1 % BI, 0.015 % MO
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES ALONG A DIKE HAD 50 AND 70 PPM
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF ALTERED ROCK SHOWED TRACES OF AU AND MO
Analytical Data: 1 FLOAT SAMPLE HAD TRACE AU, 0.07 % MO
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 Recon T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-
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