Hidden Lake Prospect (N. Altered Zone #1)

Prospect in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Gold, Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096432
MRDS ID W019341
MAS/MILS ID 0160370704
Record type Site
Current site name Hidden Lake Prospect (N. Altered Zone #1)
Alternate or previous names Northern Altered Zone Prospect No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.99763, 44.01049 (WGS84)
Elevation 2804
Relative position 14.5 MI S OF STANLEY, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Cramer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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)

Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008N 012E 24 SENE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Oxide Stains

Analytical data

Result 1 CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 300 FT WIDTH HAD ONLY TRACE AU, SN
Result A 2ND CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS A 100 FT INTERVAL HAD TRACE AU, TRACE SN, 150 PPM MO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Sawtooth Batholith-Granite;Dikes-Andesite
    Rock description Sawtooth Batholith-Granite;Dikes-Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.99763, 44.01049

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Joints

Ore body information

  • Width 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone ?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Stanley And Hidden Lake Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: More Detailed Exploration Needed To Determine Economic Value

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 07-JAN-1991 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.