Trimetallic Prospect

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10072123
MRDS ID W015979
MAS/MILS ID 0160490336
Record type Site
Current site name Trimetallic Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.13771, 46.32377 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 MI N OF PARDEE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sixmile Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orofino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 035N 002E 36 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 46-19-27N 116-8-10W (46.32417 -116.13611); UTM N5130200 E566500 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 034N, RNG 003E, Sect 06, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.13771, 46.32377

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55 DEG W
    Dip 65 DEG NE
    Length 182.88M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Filling

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lolo District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Trimetallic Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1956, The Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Region About Orofino, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 34, 63 P.

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1917, P. 75-76.

  • Deposit

    1918 Compile 19th Ann. Rept. State Mine Inspector For 1917

  • Deposit

    1956 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 34

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Vein Exposed For 555 Ft

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-OCT-1990 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.