| Deposit ID | 10070206 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012954 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870138 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.8054, 44.72878 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8 1/2 MI SE OF BROWNLEE DAM |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 016N | 004W | 15 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | SPECIMEN ASSAYS OF 63 - 69 % FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Seven Devils Volcanics;Granodiorite |
| Rock description | Seven Devils Volcanics;Granodiorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Seven Devils Group-Limestone, Tactite |
| Rock description | Seven Devils Group-Limestone, Tactite |
| (1) | -116.8054, 44.72878 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cuddy Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012954 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__36 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870138 | data consolidated into this record |
Fankhauser, R. E., 1969, Geology And Mineralization Of The Southern Cuddy Mountains, Washington County, Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon State Univ., Ms, Thesis, 138 P.
Bruce, W. R., 1971, Geology, Mineral Deposits, And Alteration Of Parts Of The Cuddy Mtn. Dist., Western Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon State Univ., Ph. D. Thesis, 165 P.
1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, P. 20.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Moody, Ula L.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 10-SEP-1992 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.