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Bateman Prospect

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070209
MRDS ID W012958
MAS/MILS ID 0160490357
Record type Site
Current site name Bateman Prospect
Alternate or previous names May Day

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.3816, 45.53707 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Relative position 8 1/4 MI. N. W. OF RIGGINS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kirkwood Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 001E 06 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Near Headwater Of Cow Creek.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Silicification, Pyritization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite
    Rock description Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Seven Devils Group.
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N. W.
    Dip 58 DEG. S. W.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized District; Lucile Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Caved Tunnels, 3 Short Accessible Tunnels

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wagner, W. R., 1945, A Geological Reconnassiance Between The Snake And Salmon Rivers North Of Riggins, Id.: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 74, 16 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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