Damon Group Prospect

Prospect in Boundary county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069970
MRDS ID W007782
MAS/MILS ID 0160210024
Record type Site
Current site name Damon Group Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07046, 48.88987 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Relative position 9 MI SE OF EASTPORT; 14 MI E OF COPELAND; 13 MI. NE OF BONNERS FERRY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boundary(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canuck Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Moyie(hydrologic unit)

Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boundary

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 064N 003E 16, 21, 22 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1 Mi Or More From Cynide Property
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-53-27N 116-4-35W (48.89083 -116.07639); UTM N5415512 E567704 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 064N, RNG 003E, Sect 21,22, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result GOLD ASSAYS FROM NOTHING TO SEVERAL DOLLARS PER TON. PB ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204=18.198
Result PB207/PB204=15.584
Result PB208/PB204=37.883.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Quartzite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07046, 48.88987

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Some Brecciation With 1 To 2 Inches Gouge.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 27 DEG W
    Dip 57 DEG SW
    Width 2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Moyie - Yaak District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M

Comments on development

  • 7 Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Vein Appears To Be An Extension Of The Cynide Vein

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.