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Smith Creek Deposit

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078457
MRDS ID W026793
MAS/MILS ID 0160490334
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Creek Deposit
Alternate or previous names Strom-Anderson, Woodrat Mountain Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.73739, 46.16567 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 1.75 MI N OF SYRINGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Syringa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 033N 006E 29 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On W Side Smith Creek Valley; Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Kyanite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 4 SAMPLES GAVE 54.8 - 64.4 % FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Wallace Formation-Gneiss, Limestone, Quartzite, Schist
    Rock description Wallace Formation-Gneiss, Limestone, Quartzite, Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.73739, 46.16567
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Foliation Trending Nnw, Dipping 80 Deg E

Ore body information

  • General form PODS, TABULAR
    Length 152.4M
    Width 1.22M
    Depth to bottom 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Contact Of Granite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1932
Discoverer Arthur Anderson
Year of first production 1942

Mining district

District name Lowell District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Anderson, A And C., And Strom, W.

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1942 - 1943
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^84.95 - 92.5 % Fe2o3 , 59.5 - 64.7 % Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 89wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Of Above Est., 13,000 Tons Indicated, 38,000 Tons Inferred

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 88.39M
    Overall width 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Pits, 1 8 Ft Deep, 2nd 25 Ft Deep, And 4 Pits

Comments on development

  • 11 Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1955 , A Survey Of The Mineral Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Iron, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1 , P. 104 - 111

  • Deposit

    Mackin, J. H., 1947 , Iron Ore Deposits In The Clearwater District, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 20 P.

  • Deposit

    1947 Recon J. H. Mackin, Open - File Rept.

  • Deposit

    1955 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 55

  • Deposit

    1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1

  • Production

    Mackin, J. H., 1947 , USGS Open - File Rept.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9 Occurrences; Depth, Length, And Width Above For Overall Ore Body Block In N Pit; Ore Body In S Pit 50 Ft Long, 6 Ft Wide, 10 Ft Thick

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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