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K. C. Prospect

Occurrence in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper
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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. 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073436
MRDS ID W019520
Record type Site
Current site name K. C. Prospect
Related records 10144591

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.27433, 47.47566 (WGS84)
Elevation 832
Relative position 8 MI SW OF KELLOGG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Crags(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 001E 25 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • N. SIDE OF BEAR CREEK ABOUT 3/4 MI W OF JUNCTION WITH W FK PINE CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Argillite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.27433, 47.47566
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 DEG W
    Dip 80 DEG NE
    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 Coeur D' Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 160.02M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, A. B., AND GOOD, S. E., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN CRAGS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-A, 33 P

  • Deposit

    JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.

  • Deposit

    1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710

  • Deposit

    1963 GEOLMAP CAMPBELL AND JONES, BULL. 1142-A

Reporter information

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

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