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Woodrat Mountain Kyanite Prospect

Prospect in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Kyanite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070266
MRDS ID W013063
MAS/MILS ID 0160490427
Record type Site
Current site name Woodrat Mountain Kyanite Prospect
Alternate or previous names C. B. Kyanite Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.76349, 46.18517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Relative position 16 MI NE OF KOOSKIA; 13 MI E OF KAMIAH; 3 MI NW OF SYRINGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(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 033N 006E 19 Idaho
Boise 033N 005E 24,12,13,18,30 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 46-11-11N 115-45-40W (46.18639 -115.76111); UTM N5115300 E595600 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 033N;033N, RNG 005E;006E, Sect 24,12,13,18,30,19, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Ore
Kyanite Ore
Sillimanite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rutile Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe - Oxide Stains, Sericitization

Analytical data

Result 38 SAMPLES RANGED FROM 2 - 49 % KYANITE MINERAL CONTENT, WITH AVG. OF 29

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Lower Belt Supergroup-Mica Schist, Gneiss, Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.76349, 46.18517
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Faulting And Folding, Foliation

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 40 DEG NW
    Thickness 100.58M
    Depth to bottom 182.88M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Discoverer C. Baldwin, H. Clements

Mining district

District name Woodrat Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunshine Min. Co., Ethyl Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ethyl Corp.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Low Waste To Ore Ratio

Comments on the workings information

  • Planned Open Pit Mine To Cover 1 Sq. Mi. 4 Diamond Drill Holes By USBM, Deepest 328.8 Ft

Comments on development

  • 1760 Acres; 177 Claims ; Econ.Com: Low Waste To Ore Ratio

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 13, 1974; Nov. 23, 1970.

  • Deposit

    Moscow Idahonian, Sept. 11, 1975.

  • Deposit

    Griner, W. C., 1974, 71st Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, P. 83.

  • Deposit

    Savage, C. N., 1974, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept., 2 P.

  • Deposit

    5) Van Noy, R. M., And Others, 1970 , Kyanite Resources In The Northwestern United States: USBM Rept. Inv. 7426 , 81 P.

  • Deposit

    1966 Direxpl USBM Rept. Inv. 7426

  • Deposit

    1974 Compile Fist Ann. Rept. Of State Mine Inspector

  • Deposit

    1974 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Kyanite Dips 15 - 60 Deg Ne; Thickness Above Refers To Entire Kyanite Zone

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Bainbridge, Terri L.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 17-OCT-1994 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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