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Mohawk Group Prospect

Prospect in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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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 10071759
MRDS ID W015302
MAS/MILS ID 0160850259
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk Group Prospect
Alternate or previous names Gold Pan Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
-115.27318, 45.22905 (WGS84) 2347 15 MI SE OF MACKAY BAR RANCH
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-115.27596, 45.22768 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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
022N 010E 19, 29, 30 SWSESW (20), NE (30) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale. Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With NFS Paper Copies: (Scale 1:126,720); Previous Quad Designation = Sandpoint 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ne Part Of Area Exploration Pits Averaged 0.33 Oz. Au, 0.13 Oz Ag/Ton; 0.17% Cu; Trace Molybdenum

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Stains

Analytical data

Result HIGH GRADE ORE ASSAYED 3.35 OZ AU, 1.77 OZ AG PER TON
Result 1.59% CU. VEIN AVERAGED 0.04 OZ AU/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Rock unit name Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Syenite-Gabbro Complex;Dikes-Lamprophyre;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Magnetite Diorite
    Rock description Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Syenite-Gabbro Complex;Dikes-Lamprophyre;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Magnetite Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Rock unit name Hoodoo Quartzite
    Rock description Hoodoo Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.27318, 45.22905
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(2) -115.27596, 45.22768
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 243.84M
    Width 7.62M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure

Comments on the geologic information

  • Lorain (1938) Says Vein In Idaho Batholith Quartz Magnetite Diorite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ramey Ridge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lew Morgan
    Home office Idaho
    First year 1960

Comments on the workings information

  • Several Adits; More Than 20 Pits And Trenches

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P.

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.

  • Deposit

    1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

  • Deposit

    1973 Recon F. W. Cater And Others, Bulletin 1304

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-74 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey SOURCES & UPGRADES EDITS
Editor 01-JUN-74 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-JAN-81 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 30-DEC-96 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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