| Deposit ID | 10070091 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012774 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver King |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.06157, 44.56014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1158 |
| Relative position | 20 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF HUNTINGTON, ORE; 22 1/2 MI. NORTH OF WEISER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monroe Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 014N | 006W | 09 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS SHOWED LESS THAN 1% CU AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Rock unit name | Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite, Latite;Diorite |
| Rock description | Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite, Latite;Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -117.06157, 44.56014 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Area Appears To Be On North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend. |
| General form | LENTICULAR, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N.W. |
| Dip | 68 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mineral District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012774 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__63 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.
TURNER, H.W., 1908 , THE ORE DEPOSITS AT MINERAL, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 3 , NO. 6 , P. 492 - 502
1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP TRENDS 65 - 70 DEG NE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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