| Deposit ID | 10070135 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012842 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160210022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tommy Moran Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Moran Property, Howard Wickersham, Matterhorn |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.25636, 48.89597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 3 1/2 MI. E. OF BRUSH LAKE; 7 1/2 MI SW OF EASTPORT, IDAHO. 13 MI NNE OF BONNERS FERRY |
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 | 064N | 002E | 18,19 | SE (19) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Kaniksu Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Kaniksu Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.25636, 48.89597 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Kaniksu Batholith; Joint Planes; Granite - Quartzite Contact Closeby. |
| General form | LINEAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Brush Lake District |
|---|---|
| District name | Moyie-Yaak District |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. Wickersham, S. Hash |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012842 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA__50 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160210022 | data consolidated into this record |
Brackebusch, F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho, 76 P.
Kirkham, V. R. D., And Ellis, E. W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.
Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, 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.
1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10
1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 85
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1986 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.