| Deposit ID | 10072131 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015991 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Teakean Butte Occurrence |
| Related records | 10217266 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.38962, 46.58906 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1116 |
| Relative position | 1.75 MI N OF TEAKEAN; ABOUT 10 MI NW OF OROFINO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clearwater(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Southwick(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Clearwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 038N | 001E | 31 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Garnet | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | EST PLACER ANALYSIS IN LB/CY: 17-23 ILMENITE |
|---|---|
| Result | TR - 1 ZIRCON |
| Result | 0.2 - 0.7 MONAZITE |
| Result | TR - 1 MAGNETITE |
| Result | TR - 1 GARNET |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.38962, 46.58906 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Teakean Butte Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015991 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL_151 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1964, TITANIUM, ZIRCONIUM, AND HAFNIUM IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1, P. 217-223
1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DISTRICT WANIZED IN 1866 AND IN 1868, AN 8-STAMP MALGAMATION MILL WAS BUILT TO TREAT ORE FROM GOLCONDA AND HOPE MINES. IN 1889, BATES MADE SOME COPPER MATTE AT ADELAIDE. IN 1897, GLASGOW AND WESTERN EXPLORATION CO. ACQUIRED THE MAIN MINES IN THE AREAND BUILT A NARROW GAUGE R.R. FROM ADELAIDE TO GOLCONDA, AND A CONCENTRATOR AND SMELTER WERE BUILT AT GOLCONDA. THE SMELTER OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1898 TO 1905. AND MILL RAN FOR 1 1/2 YEARS, AND BOTH MILL AND SMELTER WERE SCRAPPED IN 1911. THE ADELAIDE MINE WAS BOUGHT BY YERINGTON MTNCOPPER CO, WHO OPERATED IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS DURING W.W.I. PLACER GOLD WAS DISCOVERED ALONG GOLD RUN CREEK IN 1886, AND THE PLACERS WERE SPORADICALLY WORKED FOR MANY YEARS. V.L. BLISS AND W. EVANS ACQUIRED THE MAJOR PLACER PROPERTIES ON GOLD RUN CREEK IN 1901 AND BUILT A FLUME AND PIPELINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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