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Tussel Mine

Past Producer in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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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. Production statistics
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070113
MRDS ID W012806
MAS/MILS ID 0160030015
Record type Site
Current site name Tussel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.6588, 45.15907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1996
Relative position LOCATED 4.75 MI NNE 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 14 NESWSE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Located On Tussel Ridge, About 1 Mi SW Of The South Peacock.
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-9-25N 116-39-40W (45.15694 -116.66111); UTM N5000200 E526700 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 021N, RNG 003W, Sect 14, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result SMELTER RETURN ON 19 - TON PORTION: 7.25% CU, 4.75 OZ AG, AND .25% AU.
Result FS MIN EXAM 1959 PLUM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite;Perm-Tri
    Rock description Quartz Diorite;Perm-Tri
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Martin Bridge Limestone-Tactite
    Rock description Martin Bridge Limestone-Tactite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.6588, 45.15907
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Doubly Plunging Anticlinal Uplifts Separated By A Syncline: Strike North.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Seven Devils District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1937
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^7.25 % Cu, 5 Oz Ag, .25 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 141g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 7wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings Consist Of A Caved Adit, 2 Open Cuts.
  • Tussel Millsite Is Only Adequate Water Supply For Tussel Mine And Is Located For That Purpose.

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

    1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 97

  • Production

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

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et, Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangevile Quad, Loc #119, 120.

  • Deposit

    Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 177.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 04-JUN-1996 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

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