| Deposit ID | 10073402 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019466 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160550001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Mountain Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Elk and Elk Extension, Painted Desert U. and Oil Co., Murphy Tungsten |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.64325, 47.59266 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1113 |
| Relative position | 7 MI SE OF COEUR D'ALENE; 20 MI W OF PINEHURST |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kootenai(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coeur d'Alene Lake(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Kootenai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 002W | 18 | NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | HIGH GRADE STREAK 1 FT WIDE POSSIBLY 1 TO 2 % WO3. VEIN 50 FT. LENGTH MAY RUN .5 % WO3. AVERAGE ESTIMATED GRADE 1 % WO3. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock type qualifier | Rhyolite Porphyry Dike | ||||
| Rock description | Rhyolite Porphyry Dike | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Form.-Silicified Shale Or Slate | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock type qualifier | Silicified Shale |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation |
| (1) | -116.64325, 47.59266 |
|---|
| Width | 1.83M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | E. A. Oehrling And A. Mollenhauer |
| District name | Beauty Bay District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Painted Desert Uranium And Oil Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019466 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_105 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160550001 | data consolidated into this record |
Western Mining News, Aug. 25 , 1975
Powers, H. A., 1956 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, No. 3 , 5 P.
Spokane Chronicle, Mar. 21 , 1974
Hobbs, S. W., 1964 , Tungsten, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. 1 , P. 223 - 233
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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