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Whiterock Prospect

Prospect in Butte county in Idaho, United States with commodity 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093624
MRDS ID W015701
MAS/MILS ID 0160230021
Record type Site
Current site name Whiterock Prospect
Alternate or previous names White Rock Prospect, South Creek No. 153-154 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.98837, 43.8888 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 7.5 MI N OF HOWE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tyler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Circular Butte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 029E 34 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Quartzite
    Rock description Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.98837, 43.8888
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Fault Plane
Structure description Horizontal Striations Along Fault Plane

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Dome District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • No Workings Were Found During A 1987 Field Check Of This Area (Kuizon, 1991).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, R. A., 1948, Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of Lemhi Range, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80, 17 P

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 95, P. 166.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-JAN-1993 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

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