| Deposit ID | 10071952 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015741 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590257 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hematite Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Reese Creek Iron Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.5208, 44.8303 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 5 MI SE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 017N | 025E | 06 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Martite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Swauger Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Swauger Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.5208, 44.8303 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ene Shear Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Brecciation; Vein May Be Cut On E By A Fault |
| General form | ERRATIC, SPORATIC BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Length | 42.67M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| General form | ERRATIC, SPORATIC BUNCHES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Discoverer | Carroll Wells And Associates |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015741 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU_141 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590257 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P
1961 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Vein trends from N 60 Deg W in lower bench to N 79 to 80 Deg W in upper bench |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.