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Humboldt Prospect

Prospect in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093459
MRDS ID W012968
MAS/MILS ID 0160030021
Record type Site
Current site name Humboldt Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.6324, 45.14517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position 3 MI. N. OF LANDORE. 6 MI. N.E. OF CUPRUM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Monument(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hells Canyon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 002W 19 SENW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On E. Slope Of Ridge Which Leads Up To The White Monument; Almost Due W. Of California Prospect. Location Updated Per Idaho Geological Survey.; Previous Quad Designation = Pendleton 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Gangue

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM 1959 PLUM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite
    Rock description Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite
    Rock description Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.6324, 45.14517
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Seven Devils District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 7

  • Deposit

    1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1991 Johnson, Kathleen M. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 16-MAY-1995 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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