| Deposit ID | 10096326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014434 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 160370204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baker Lake Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Uncle Jess Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.5603, 44.0594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Relative position | 21.75 MI SE OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boulder Chain Lakes(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)
Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 009N | 016E | 34 | Idaho | |
| Boise | 008N | 016E | 03,04 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 19 SAMPLES RANGED 0.002 - 0.02% WO3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 28 OTHER SAMPLES FOUND 0.004% CU, 0.002% PB |
| Result | 0.02% ZN |
| Result | TRACE AU & AG |
| Result | CHIP SAMPLES NORTH ZONE: 0.01 - 0.33% MOS2 |
| Result | SUBSURFACE SAMPLES AVE 0.15% MOS2, SURFACE SAMPLES AVE 0.10% MOS2: SAMPLES FROM SOUTH ZONE AVERAGED 0.12% MOS2. |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Whitecloud Stock;Little Boulder Stock; |
| Rock description | Whitecloud Stock;Little Boulder Stock; |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Lcret-Eeo Tactite |
| Rock description | Lcret-Eeo Tactite |
| (1) | -114.5603, 44.0594 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quartzite Bedding, Uncle Jess Fault |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Stocks |
| General form | FLAKES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Thickness | 137.16M |
| Length | 701.04M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Discoverer | Jess Baker |
| District name | Boulder Creek, East Fork Districts |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eddie Baker |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014434 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1292 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 160370204 | data consolidated into this record |
TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT, 648 P.
SPOKESMAN REVIEW, SEPT. 29 , 1968
SPOKANE CHRONICE, OCT. 1 , 1969
VISGER, F.J., 1974 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE UNCLE JESS MOLYBDENITE DEPOSIT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: CHENEY, WASHINGTON, EASTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE, M.S. THESIS, 29 P.
1922 DIREXPL JESS BAKER, USGS OPEN-FILE REPT.
1945 COMPILE
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT.
IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL
VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.254, N0.92, 93
ROSS, C. P., 1937, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 877, P. 154.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO MINERALIZED ZONES: NORTH AND SOUTH. SOUTH ZONE AVERAGES 325 FT. IN WIDTH, STRIKES N 40-60 DEG E, AND DIPS 60-70 DEG SE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1988-08-04 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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