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Carpie Prospect

Occurrence in Bonner county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069945
MRDS ID W007743
Record type Site
Current site name Carpie Prospect
Related records 10241283

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07664, 48.09047 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Relative position NEAR CABINET ON N BANK OF CLARK FORK RIVER, ABOUT 1.3 MI W. OF THE MONTANA BOUNDARY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonner(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cabinet(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonner

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 055N 003E 28 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Jasper Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Siliceous

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Striped Peak Form.-Shales And Sandstones;Libby Formation-Siltite And Argillite
    Rock description Striped Peak Form.-Shales And Sandstones;Libby Formation-Siltite And Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07664, 48.09047
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Many Faults Of Slight Displacement Disturb Local Bedding; Vein Is Well - Brecciated. Gouge

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 40 DEG W
    Dip 75 DEG SW
    Thickness 6.1M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEDIMENTARY BEDS STRIKE N 20 DEG W, DIP 18 DEG NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Clark Fork District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. W. Powell; E. W. Carpenter

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 213.36M
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS AT 5 LEVELS - RANGING FROM 20 TO 170 FT LONG DRIVEN FROM SHAFT 300 FT DEEP; 100 FT LEVEL = 40 FT LONG; 200 FT LEVEL IS 170 FT LONG, AND 300 FT LEVEL IS 147 FT LONG

Comments on development

  • 4 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P.

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL CARPIE MINING CO. - PLANT WITH HOIST AND COMPRESSOR

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN MAY BE TRACED FOR MORE THAN A MILE TO ALLUVIUM COVERED FLAT S OF SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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