| Deposit ID | 10093585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ludwig Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Laufer and Davis, Davis, Nevitt |
| Related records | 10144660 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41126, 45.12458 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2408 |
| Relative position | 4 MI W OF BIG CREEK (TOWN ) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Profile Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021N | 009E | 30 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE AVG. $50 - $100/TON (1913 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Schist, Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -115.41126, 45.12458 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N - S |
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015025 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_360 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.
HOBBS, S. W., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCE - TUNGSTEN, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 223 - 233.
KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 50
BELL, R. N., 1912, BIG CREEK GOLD DISTRICT, IDAHO: ENG. MINING JOUR. V. 94, NO. 19, P. 891 - 892.
1913 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.
1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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