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IXL Mine

Producer in Washington county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070090
MRDS ID W012772
MAS/MILS ID 0160870017
Record type Site
Current site name IXL Mine
Alternate or previous names Red Ledge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.7843, 44.74177 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Relative position Located on the South slope of Cuddy Mountain, 15 miles N.W. of Cambridge.\nThis location is roughly the SE corner of approximately a 1 sq. mile area encompassing numerous "IXL" claims and small workings.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Advent Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McCall(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Weiser(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 016N 004W 11 E2SWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • HEAD OF THE WESTERN FORK OF LITTLE PINE CREEK; E. FORK OF BROWNLEE CREEK; 7 1/2 MI. S.S.W. OF HORNET RANGER STATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CU VALUES: 370 TO GREATER THAN 1000 PPM; MO VALUES: 19 TO GREATER THAN 300 PPM; ZN VALUES: 90 TO 225 PPM; PB VALUES: 40 TO 140 PPM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Barite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gossan, Oxidation, Sericitized, Silicified, Chlorite, Potassic

Analytical data

Result 1 - 2% CU VALUES VARY THROUGHOUT THE MINERALIZED ZONE. MO-0.01%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Seven Devils Volcanics;Quartz Diorite And Granodiorite
    Rock description Seven Devils Volcanics;Quartz Diorite And Granodiorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.7843, 44.74177
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mineralization With Faults Dipping 18 - 44 Deg.

Ore body information

  • General form OVAL-SHAPED, ELONGATED, IRREGULAR
    Length 2438.4M
    Width 1219.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Fractures, Brecciation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921

Mining district

District name Cuddy Mtn. District
District name Seven Devils Region

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Idaho Mining And Smelting Co.
    Home office Boise, Id
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bear Creek Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M
    Overall depth 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN DEVELOPMENT IS 844 - FOOT ADIT. THE MINERALIZED AREA COVERS 700 ACRES. GOSSAN COMMON IN THE ZONE.

Comments on development

  • Approximately 60 "IXL" claims in this area.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELL, ROBERT N., 1919, THE IXL COPPER PROSPECT: ENG. AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 108, NO. 10, P. 400 - 402.

  • Deposit

    COOK, E. F., 1954, MINING GEOLOGY OF THE SEVEN DEVILS REGION: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 97, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    BRUCE, WAYNE, 1971, GEOLOGY, MINERAL DEPOSITS AND ALTERATION OF PARTS OF THE CUDDY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., PHD DISSERT., 165 P.

  • Deposit

    IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, JULY 1, 1974 - JUNE 30, 1975, 95 P.

  • Deposit

    LIVINGSTON, D.C., 1925 , A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL AND CUDDY MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS, WASHINGTON AND ADAMS COUNTIES, ID.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13 , 24 P.

  • Deposit

    LIVINGSTON, D.C., AND LANEY, F. B., 1920 , THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE SEVEN DEVILS AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 1 , 105 P.

  • Deposit

    1954 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 97

  • Deposit

    1954 DIR EXPL BEAR CREEK MINING CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 10-SEP-1992 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

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