| Deposit ID | 10069953 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007756 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Hill Mine |
| Related records | 10265187 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.58666, 48.30876 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 |
| Relative position | 2 MI NW OF SANDPOINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pend Oreille Lake(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonner |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 057N | 002W | 09 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | YIELD 0.4 TO 1.32 OZ AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Purcell Sill-Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Purcell Sill-Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Quartzite |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.58666, 48.30876 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Many Fissures, Gouge |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pend Oreille District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hunt, B. I. |
| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^2.04 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1933 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.755 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 228.9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007756 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA_168 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
STALEY, W. W. 1962, BIG HILL: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
1962 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. O. F. REPT.
1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
STALEY, W. W., 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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