| Deposit ID | 10096225 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012953 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grade Creek Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.8336, 44.77256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF BROWNLEE RANGER STATION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cuddy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McCall(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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 | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 017N | 004W | 28 | SESWSW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Camp Creek Latite;Porphyritic Rhyolite Tuff | ||||
| Rock description | Camp Creek Latite;Porphyritic Rhyolite Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Alkali Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Rock unit name | Grade Creek Conglomerate;Schist, Limestone |
| Rock description | Grade Creek Conglomerate;Schist, Limestone |
| (1) | -116.8336, 44.77256 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cuddy Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bunker Hill Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 259.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012953 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870016 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__23 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
FANKHAUSER, R. E., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN CUDDY MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, 138 P.
SLATER, M. N., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN CUDDY MTN. DISTRICT, WESTERN IDAHO: CORVALLIS, OREGON STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, 82 P.
LIVINGSTON, D.C., 1925 , A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE MINERAL AND CUDDY MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON AND ADAMS COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13 , 24 P.
1925 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRADE CREEK CONGLOMERATE IS PEBBLE TO COBBLE IN SIZE, WITH RED, PURPLE AND GREEN CLASTS OF DOMINANTLY EXTRUSIVE ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Moody, Ula L.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-MAR-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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