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Little Giant Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070634
MRDS ID W013649
Record type Site
Current site name Little Giant Prospect
Related records 10305802

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3025, 43.4647 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 2 MI. W OF BELLEVUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 018E 34 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • S. SIDE OF GALENA GULCH E. OF OVERLAND MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith Diorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3025, 43.4647
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, BUNCHES
    Strike N 35 DEG W
    Dip 50 DEG SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 109.73M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONSISTS OF SEVERAL CUTS AND TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., PAMPHLET 9

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL FRACTURE ZONES. FIRST ONE STRIKES N. 35 DEG. W. AND DIPS 50 DEG. SW. SECOND ZONE PARALLEL TO FIRST BUT DIPS 60 DEG. SW. A THIRD ZONE STRIKES N 55 DEG. W AND DIPS 40 DEG. SW.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-02-01 Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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