| Deposit ID | 10069938 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007732 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160210008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Miller Brothers Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky Charlie Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.29857, 48.94877 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EASTPORT, IDAHO, NEAR HIGHWAY 95 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boundary(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Moyie(hydrologic unit)
Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boundary |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 065N | 001E | 26 | C S2S2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Sulfides | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | PB ISOTOPES: \nPB206/PB204 = 18.533\nPB207/PB204 = 15.618\nPB208/PB204 = 38.505 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Purcell Sill-Metagabbro;Wall Mountain Stock-Syenite;Kaniksu Batholith-Granite To Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Purcell Sill-Metagabbro;Wall Mountain Stock-Syenite;Kaniksu Batholith-Granite To Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Quartzite, Argillite |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Quartzite, Argillite |
| (1) | -116.29857, 48.94877 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Occurrence On East - Dipping Limb Of Large Fold With N - Trending Axis; Purcell Trench, Kaniksu Batholith; Moyie - Leonia Fault. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone At Upper Contact Of Sill. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 DEG E |
| Dip | 22 DEG E |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Length | 3218.6M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| District name | Queen Mountain Or Harvey Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 64.01M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007732 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA___9 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160210008 | data consolidated into this record |
Brackebusch, Fred W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho 76 P.
Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1949, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 85, 31 P.
1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 8
Brackebusch, F. W. 1969, Univ. Of Idaho Thesis, 76 P.
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Sandpoint Quad, Location No. 10.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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