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Alaska Mine

Past Producer in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070101
MRDS ID W012789
MAS/MILS ID 0160030001
Record type Site
Current site name Alaska Mine
Alternate or previous names Alaska Tungsten Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.6482, 45.13297 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position LOCATED JUST S.E. OF LOCKWOOD SADDLE, ABOUT 5 MILES BY ROAD NORTH OF CUPRUM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Monument(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(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 Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 003W 25 SENW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Near Head Of Right Hand Fork Of Garnet Gulch.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Mine Was A Cu Producer In The Past. Transport Cost Of Ore Was $23 A Ton In 1953.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Powellite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result UP TO 2.2% WO3 IN TACTITE BAND. UP TO 2.4% WO3 ALONG TACTITE - MARBLE CONTACT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
    Rock unit name Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite
    Rock description Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.6482, 45.13297
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR
    Strike N. 5 DEG. W.
    Dip 78 DEG. E.
    Width 18.29M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Contact Of Quartz Diorite And Limestone

Comments on the geologic information

  • The Quartz Diorite Altered The Limestone To Tactite. Ore Is Only Found In Tactite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1892
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Seven Devils District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.84 % Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 2wt-pct
  • Year 1953
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.57 % Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 2wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall width 12.19M

Comments on development

  • Patented Copper Claims ; Econ.Com: Because Of The High Content Of Molybdenum The Ore Is Subject To A Price Penalty.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cook, E. F., 1954; Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 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., Bulletin 1, P. 69.

  • Deposit

    1920 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1

  • Deposit

    1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97

  • Production

    Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    Hells Canyon Wilderness Study, Bureau Of Mines

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 12-MAY-1995 Hughes, Curt A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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