| Deposit ID | 10089037 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007750 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Woodrat Mine |
| Related records | 10265526 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.91048, 48.53346 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 |
| Relative position | 17 MI N OF PRIEST RIVER (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Priest Lake SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Priest(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(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 | Bonner |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 060N | 004W | 19 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS SHOWED UP TO $90 / TON IN CU, PB, AG, AU |
|---|---|
| Result | THE 10 FT WIDTH OF VEIN AVG. $10 / TON |
| Result | OTHER ASSAYS GAVE UP TO 6 % ZN |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kaniksu Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Kaniksu Batholith-Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -116.91048, 48.53346 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Near Contact With Belt Rocks |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Discoverer | Panhandle Copper Mining And Smelting Co. Ltd. |
| District name | Priest Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kaniksu Mining Co., A. L. Hooper, Orville Spring |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 312.42M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007750 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA_118 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
BELL, R. N., 1907 , EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906 , 175 P.
MOORE, F. C., 1910 , ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1909 , 139 P.
BELL, R. N., 1912 , THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1911 , 135 P.
1907 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT. FOR 1906
1910 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT. FOR 1909
1912 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT. FOR 1911
1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6
BELL, R. N., 1912 , STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT. FOR 1911
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 PARALLEL ORE BODIES 40 FT APART |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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