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Independence Prospect

Occurrence in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Beryllium
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096363
MRDS ID W015203
Record type Site
Current site name Independence Prospect
Related records 10168954

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.39316, 45.15378 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 4.2 MI NE GREELEY MTN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wolf Fang Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 009E 18 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • SHORT DISTANCE E. OF ELK SUMMIT, SHORT DISTANCE W. OF GOLDMAN CUT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OTHER COMMODITIES PRESENT INCLUDE W AND TE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bertrandite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Galena Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Sericitization, Calcification , Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 1 75 LB SAMPLE AVG. $4 - $5 / TON IN AU, AG ( 1912 )
Result QUARTZ RAN $7 - $10 / TON ( 1903 )
Result CHIP SAMPLES OF FLUORITE SEAM HAD 0.001 - 0.004 % BEO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation-Argillite , Quartzite, Limestone;Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss
    Rock description Yellowjacket Formation-Argillite , Quartzite, Limestone;Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.39316, 45.15378
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Faults

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS, PODS, STRINGERS
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone - For Fluorite; Fissure

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA OVERLAIN BY QUATERNARY TALUS; WHAT SHENON AND ROSS ( 1936 ) CALL CRETACEOUS GRANITE OF THE IDAHO BATHOLITH KIRKPATRICK ( 1974 ) CALLS QUARTZ - FELDSPAR GNEISS, AGED ANYTIME BETWEEN PRECAMBRIAN AND CRETACEOUS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1898
Discoverer 1898 - Dan Mc Crea; 1960 - Texas Division Of The Dow Chemical Co.

Mining district

District name Edwardsburg District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. J. B. Eldridge

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 176.78M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS AND SEVERAL PITS & TRENCHES EXISTS

Comments on development

  • 10 PATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: LOW GRADE ORE - MINERALIZATION SPOTTY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.

  • Deposit

    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. 48

  • Deposit

    BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.

  • Deposit

    BELL, R. N., 1904, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1903 GENERAL REFERENCES

  • Deposit

    5) PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: USBM REPT. INV. 7148, 169 P.

  • Deposit

    1904 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.

  • Deposit

    1913 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.

  • Deposit

    1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44

  • Deposit

    1968 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 7148

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1898, BERTRANDITE - 1960
Deposit FLUORITE SEAMS 2 IN. WIDE; VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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