| Deposit ID | 10069946 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007744 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alamo Prospect |
| Related records | 10119799 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.24045, 48.19347 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MI E OF DENTON SIDING; 5 MI NW OF CLARK FORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clark Fork(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 | 056N | 002E | 20 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS OF ORE SAMPLES: 0.02 - 3.0 OZ AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.74 - 15.6 OZ AG |
| Result | 0.4 - 7.0% CU |
| Result | 0.8 - 11.0% PB |
| Result | 0.0% ZN |
| Result | 15.5 - 17.1% FE. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Lamprophyre Dike | ||||||
| Rock description | Lamprophyre Dike | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation-Quartzites, Some Beds Shale And Sandstone;St. Regis Formation-Shales, Sandstones |
| Rock description | Wallace Formation-Quartzites, Some Beds Shale And Sandstone;St. Regis Formation-Shales, Sandstones |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre |
| (1) | -116.24045, 48.19347 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein Shows Little Brecciation Of Post - Mineral Movement |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 DEG E |
| Dip | 75 DEG NW |
| Width | 1.83M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clark Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nina Owen |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007744 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA_201 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P.
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, 131 P.
1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN MAY BE TRACED FROM SURFACE EXPOSURES FOR MORE THAN 0.5 MI; IN PLACES THE VEINS DIP VERTICALLY OR EVEN STEEPLY S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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