Ponderosa Group

Occurrence in Bonner county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070150
MRDS ID W012863
Record type Site
Current site name Ponderosa Group
Related records 10216751

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.13854, 48.18517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 3 MI NE OF CLARK FORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonner(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clark Fork(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

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonner

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 056N 002E 24 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • S. SLOPE OF GOAT MTN. (SCOTCHMAN PEAK) BETWEEN GOAT MTN. AND LUCKY STRIKE CLAIMS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Yellow To Red Limonitic Gossan

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Quartzite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.13854, 48.18517

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Gentle W. Limb (Dipping E) Of Syncline With Axis In Montana
Type of structure Local
Structure description Series Of Minor Fault Disturb Bedding

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 DEG W
    Dip SW
    Width 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

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 National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. P. Delaney

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW EXPLORATION

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. 12, 132 P.

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 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

    PONDEROSA MINING CO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOVE INFORMATION ON FISSURE VEINS; BEDDED VEINS TREND N 45 DEG W AND DIP 20 DEG NE
Deposit PRICHARD FORMATION STRIKES N 45 DEG W AND DIPS 20 DEG NE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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