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Ford Prospect

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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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. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070775
MRDS ID W013859
MAS/MILS ID 0160390640
Record type Site
Current site name Ford Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.17784, 43.86568 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Relative position 5.5 MI. NNW 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

Atlanta West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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 011E 08 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • .5 Mi. N. Of Little Queens Mine About 300 Ft Uphill To The E From A Ford On Little Queens R. Road Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Sample Contained Gold Value Of 0.69 Gram Per Metric Ton, And 13.7 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton. Quartz Vein Contains Pyrite Crystals.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gouge

Analytical data

Result 0.01 - 0.02 OZ. AU/TON
Result 0.4 - 0.6 OZ. AG/TON IN 4 SAMPLES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
    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) -115.17784, 43.86568
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 DEG W
    Dip 30 DEG E
    Length 36.58M
    Width 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Warrior District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Little Queens Mining Co.

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: No Material Of Minable Grade Disclosed At The Prospect

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

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

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.

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