| Deposit ID | 10096469 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026610 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cougar Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Theriault Prospect |
| Related records | 10266721, 10290290 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.99546, 47.24931 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 823 |
| Relative position | 9 MI W OF AVERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hoyt Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Joe(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 045N | 004E | 18 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ASSAYS BETWEEN $7 - $15 /TON AU. PYRITE SAID TO CARRY GOLD VALUES TO $3 - $10 /TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||
| Rock unit name | Lower Wallace Formation;Upper St. Regis Formation | ||
| Rock description | Lower Wallace Formationt;Upper St. Regis Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.99546, 47.24931 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Are In Fractures Associated With Post-Intrusion Movement Along St. Joe Fault Zone. Nw - Se Folding And Faulting |
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG S |
| Length | 24.38M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | G. A. Smith Or E. I. Theriault |
| District name | Avery District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. I. Theriault |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 85.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026610 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_528 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WAGNER, W. R., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE SOUTHERN SLOPE OF THE ST. JOE MOUNTAINS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82 , 48 P.
PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 29 , 1970
WILSON, R. S., 1963 , GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION RECONNAISSANCE IN THE AVERY AREA, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 81 P.
1911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE BULL. 470
1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 82
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIABASE DIKE STRIKES N 65 DEG W, DIPS 75 DEG. S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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