| Deposit ID | 10068322 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001320 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590425 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Creek Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Jackass Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.10199, 44.95231 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 21 MILES S 35 DEG. W FROM SALMON, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Degan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 020E | 20,21 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Graphite Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | MINERALOGY PROBABLY SIMILAR TO BLACKBIRD DISTRICT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Ore Body (1) | -114.10199, 44.95231 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone, Folds |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1967 |
| Discoverer | Road Builders |
| District name | Blackbird |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanna Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001320 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1135 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590425 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590675 |
VHAY, J.S., USGS (RETIRED)
REGAN, D., BEAR CREEK MINING CO.
OHLE, E.L., THE HANNA MINING CO.
1967 DIREXPL HANNA MINING COMPANY
1967 RECON J.S. VHAY
1970 GEOPHYS HANNA MINING COMPANY
1972 DIREXPL HANNA MINING COMPANY
MITCHELL, V.E., 1982, MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, scale 1:250,000.
FISHER, F. S., AND K. M. JOHNSON (ED.), 1987, PRELIMINARY MANUSCRIPT FOR "MINERAL-RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND GEOLOGY OF THE CHALLIS 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, IDAHO". U.S. Geological Survey OFR 87-480, 1987, 251 p.
MODRESKI, P.J., 1985, STRATABOUND COBALT-COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE MIDDLE PROTEROZOIC YELLOWJACKET FORMATION IN AND NEAR THE CHALLIS QUADRANGLE, IN SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CHALLIS 1X2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1658 A-S, p. 203-221.
COHENOUR, R.E., FOX, R.C., AND ROBISON, W.D, 1973, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS OF THE IRON CREEK COPPER-COBALT DEPOSIT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, SACHEM PROSPECTS CORP., SALT LAKE CITY, UT: PRESENTATION AT THE 1973 PACIFIC NORTHWEST METALS AND MINERALS CONFERENCE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID, 15 p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1973 | Weissenborn, Albert E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 22-JUL-2009 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 07-APR-1988 | Buehler, Alan R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/24/2019 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1002287 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Iron Creek Mine |
| Current operator | Idaho Cobalt Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Electra Battery Materials Corporation |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1386 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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