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Mountain Spring Prospect

Occurrence in Bannock county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070371
MRDS ID W013267
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain Spring Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.38444, 42.85631 (WGS84)
Elevation 1539
Relative position 2 MI E OF POCATELLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bannock(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pocatello South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Portneuf(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bannock

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006S 035E 32 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • IN CANYON WNW OF CHINKS PEAK VIA JEEP RD. FROM BARTON RD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Pocatello Tillites
    Rock description Pocatello Tillites
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.38444, 42.85631
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fort Hall

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Leonard, E. O.
    Home office Pocatello, Id

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 457.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL AND SHAFT

Comments on development

  • 6 PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOTSON, J. C., 1957, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT., 2 P

  • Deposit

    1957 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. OPEN FILE REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Sommerfeld, Paul T.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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