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Old Jackson Tunnel Prospect

Occurrence in Clearwater county in Idaho, United States with commodity Zinc
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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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072094
MRDS ID W015939
Record type Site
Current site name Old Jackson Tunnel Prospect
Related records 10265804

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.29292, 46.80626 (WGS84)
Elevation 1103
Relative position ABOUT A MI N OF NEVA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McGary Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 040N 001E 14 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1000 FT S OF THE RUBY CREEK SHAFT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Graphite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Quartzite, Mica Schist
    Rock description Quartzite, Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.29292, 46.80626
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Gouge Seam 2 Ft Thick.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 85 DEG E
    Dip 90 DEG
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ruby Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 205.74M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILLER, J. B., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PART OF THE RUBY CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, B.S. THESIS, 24 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN NEAR FACE OF TUNNEL STRIKES N 75 DEG W, DIPS VERTICALLY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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