| Deposit ID | 10071804 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015364 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490442 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Sheepeater Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Brownhorse Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.40287, 45.39378 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 2 MI W OF SHEEPEATER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fivemile Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 009E | 30 | NWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 5 GRAB AND CHIP SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE AU, 0.65 TO 1.48 OZ AG/TON, TRACE TO 0.01% CU, 0.06 TO 0.41% PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Argillaceous Quartzite | ||||||
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Argillaceous Quartzite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -115.40287, 45.39378 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | S 30 DEG E |
| Dip | 85 DEG S |
| Length | 114.3M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1949 |
| Discoverer | H. G. Weber |
| District name | Salmon River District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 78071mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 78071mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015364 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_803 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490442 | data consolidated into this record |
Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
WFOC Mineral Property File 0160490442.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Second Vein Strikes N 25 Deg E And Dips 75 Deg Nw, Is 15 Ft Wide, 190 Ft Long. First Vein Is Described Above |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.