BlockMineral, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Weiser census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83672. It stands on North Fork Dennett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Monroe Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1915 USGS Pine quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mineral quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Baker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Monroe Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Monroe Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Mineral between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49,690 acres in total. 29 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | 99 acres | Payette National Forest | MOUNTAIN MAN |
| 16 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,026 acres | Payette National Forest | MOUNTAIN MAN |
| 12 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Payette National Forest | TRAILER |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Vale District | SNAKE RD |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | PORCUPINE |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | STRUGILL CREEK |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 19 acres | Payette National Forest | IRON MTN. |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | MORTIMER |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Mineral: 19 past producers, 13 occurrences, 8 prospects, 4 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundance Mine | Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1895, 1918 | |
| Black Hawk Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wurtzite | |
| Black Jack Prospect | Zinc, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Boone Mine | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Dennett Creek Prospect | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Eagan Mine | Copper, Silver, Antimony, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Enterprise Mine | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Gold Peak | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Held | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| J. G. Hill Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | Vein |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396901. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.