Antelope Prospect

Occurrence in Bonner county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069976
MRDS ID W007790
Record type Site
Current site name Antelope Prospect
Related records 10216694

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.14324, 48.14207 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Relative position 1 1/4 MI E OF TOWN OF CLARK FORK.

Site location context

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)

Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(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 Bonner

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 055N 002E 01 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON LONG SPUR THAT EXTENDS E FROM TOWN OF CLARK FORK TO ANTELOPE MOUNTAIN; CLAIMS ALONG CREST AND UPPER N SLOPE OF THE SPUR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Some Fe And Mn Oxides , Oxidation, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.14324, 48.14207

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mineralized Low Angle Thrusts Of Little Displacement, Gouge

Ore body information

  • Strike N 57 DEG E
    Dip 15 DEG SE
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Clark Fork District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Whitedelf Mining And Development Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 4.57M
    Overall length 33.53M

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMBER OF OPEN CUTS AND TRENCHES AND A 15 FT TUNNEL.

Comments on development

  • 3 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944 - B, 117 P.

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 6, 131 P.

  • Deposit

    1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944 - B

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIPED PEAK STRIKES N 6 DEG E AND DIPS 20 DEG E AT MOST WESTERLY OF CUTS ON LOWER ZONE. COUNTRY ROCK OF UPPER MINERALIZED ZONE STRIKES N 7 DEG W AND DIPS 17 DEG E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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