| Deposit ID | 10070372 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013270 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160050035 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fort Hall Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Frontier Group, Pocatello Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.35193, 42.77681 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1661 |
| Relative position | 6 1/2 MI SE OF POCATELLO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bannock(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Inkom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Portneuf(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bannock |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 007S | 035E | 27 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY ON HAND PICKED SAMPLES RAN UP TO 10% CU. ORE MIGHT AVERAGE MORE THAN 1% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Siltstone, Shale |
| Rock description | Siltstone, Shale |
| (1) | -112.35193, 42.77681 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fort Hall Dist. |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shoshone Copper And Exploration Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1280.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013270 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PO_202 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160050035 | data consolidated into this record |
Green, W. R., 1966, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 1 P.
Dotson, J. C., 1957: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.
Merritt, P., 1930, The Origin And Occurrence Of The Metallic Ore Deposits Of Idaho: New York, New York, Columbia University, M. A. Thesis, P. 51 - 52.
1957 Recon Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open File Rept.
1966 Recon Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open File Rept.
Dotson, J. C., 1957: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geology Open - File Report
Weeks, F.B., Heikes, V.C., 1907, USGS Bulletin 340, P. 176
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1976 | Sommerfeld, Paul T.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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