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Aspen Prospect

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093572
MRDS ID W014505
MAS/MILS ID 0160370131
Record type Site
Current site name Aspen Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.96174, 44.23408 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 1 5/8 MI NW OF STANLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stanley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 011N 013E 32 SWSE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TEN SAMPLES; TRACE TO 0.02 OZ SILVER PER TON, TRACE TO 0.46 PERCENT LEAD, AND TRACE COPPER & ZINC. ONE SAMPLE OF TAILINGS FROM THE STAMP MILL; 0.05 OZ GOLD PER TON

Analytical data

Result 10 SAMPLES: TRACE - 0.02 OZ AG/TON, TRACE - 0.46% PB, TRACE CU, ZN
Result 1 SAMPLE OF TAILINGS FROM STAMP MILL: 0.05 OZ AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Mafic Dike
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Mafic Dike
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granodiorite and two-mica granite.
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mafic Dike - Quartz Monzonite Contact

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 Stanley District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS, 7 PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 29-JUN-1992 Tuchek U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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