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Peterson Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Idaho, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071940
MRDS ID W015722
MAS/MILS ID 0160330035
Record type Site
Current site name Peterson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.78337, 44.0841 (WGS84)
Elevation 1798
Relative position 6 MI SE OF KAUFMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Scott Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Birch(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009N 031E 26 NE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1 Mi N of Scott Mine On Ridge In Peterson Canyon.
  • Location Incorrectly Cited In References - Wrong Section Number

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Some Iron Oxide Was Mined In Early Days For Use As A Flux At the Old Nicholia Smelter

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe-Stains, Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone;Quartzite, Shale
    Rock description Limestone;Quartzite, Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.78337, 44.0841
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folding

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, BUNCHES
    Thickness 0.46M
    Width 91.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Discoverer Relocated By John Peterson

Mining district

District name Birch Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Peterson

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 15.24M
    Overall width 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Tunnels In Deposit Described Above; Other Workings Contain Tunnels, Shafts, and Surface Cuts

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Shenon, P. J., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27, 25 P.

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, P. 42

  • Deposit

    1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27

  • Deposit

    1944 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Main Deposit Described Above Is Gossan On N Side Peterson Canyon; Other Bodies Include Fissure Veins, Bedded Veins, and Gossan; These Range From N 15 Deg E - N 30 Deg W With Varying Widths, Thicknesses, and Lengths

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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