Alphabet Group Prospect

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Beryllium, Molybdenum, Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10070763
MRDS ID W013844
MAS/MILS ID 0160250647
Record type Site
Current site name Alphabet Group Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.98123, 43.86739 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position 8.5 MI. NE OF ATLANTA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marshall Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 012 E 12 Idaho
Boise 006N 013E 07 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Divide Between Alturas Lake Creek And Mattingly Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Sample Across A 10-Foot Width Of The Vein, Contained 30 Ppm Silver, 1000 Ppm Lead, 15 Ppm Molybdenum, And 100 Ppm Beryllium.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result 30 PPM AG
Result 1000 PPM PB
Result 15 PPM MO, 100 PPM BE FROM 10 - FT WIDE VEIN
Result A CHIP SAMPLE OF SILICIFIED ZONE CONTAINED 0.11 PPM AU, 150 PPM PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.98123, 43.86739

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Fractures

Ore body information

  • Strike N 75 DEG W
    Dip 75 DEG NE
    Thickness 3.66M
    Width 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Discoverer Melvin Peterson, Bill Brooks

Mining district

District name Sawtooth District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Melvin Peterson, Bill Brooks

Comments on the workings information

  • Prospect Pit

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.

  • Deposit

    1970 Other T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Description Above For Vein; A Large Silicified Zone Is Present, It Trends N 60 Deg W, Dips 70 Deg Ne, Is 55 Ft Wide, And Is At Least 1000 Ft Long

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-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.