Myers Mica Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Mica
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071969
MRDS ID W015762
MAS/MILS ID 0160490330
Record type Site
Current site name Myers Mica Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.9741, 46.27207 (WGS84)
Elevation 968
Relative position 7 MI SSW OF WEIPPE; 4 MI NE OF KAMIAH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Weippe South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 034N 004E 20,21 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Pegmatite
    Rock description Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Mica Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.9741, 46.27207

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults Strike N 60 Deg E And Dip 50 - 60 Deg Se

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, PIPELIKE
    Plunge 40 DEG
    Plunge direction N 13 DEG E
    Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1920
Discoverer E. Lidke?

Mining district

District name Lolo District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner G. Myers

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 22.86M
    Overall depth 4.88M

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Low Recovery Because Sheets Were Broken And Wrinkled

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Lens In Old Workings Strikes N 47 Deg E, Is Vertical, Ne End Plunges 45 Deg Ne. Main Pegmatite Body Plunge Given Above.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-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.