Lockwood Mine

Past Producer in Adams county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten
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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070106
MRDS ID W012797
MAS/MILS ID 0160030002
Record type Site
Current site name Lockwood Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.6549, 45.13067 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position ABOUT 6 MILES BY ROAD NORTH OF CUPRUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Monument(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Riggins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(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

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 003W 24 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Just N Of Lockwood Saddle

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result ORE IS .5% WO3, WITH MUCH MOLYBDENUM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
    Rock unit name Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite
    Rock description Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.6549, 45.13067

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Hypothermal Fluids Deposited The Ore In Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890
Discoverer Charles Walker

Mining district

District name Seven Devils District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gary, Gus And Barton, E. M.

Production statistics

  • Year 1944
    Period 1943 - 1944
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 20wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • There Are 2 Adits, One 150 Feet Above The Other, The Upper Is 140 Feet Long, The Lower Is 290 Feet.

Comments on development

  • Located In A Large Limestone Body, At E. End Of Which Are Queen And Blue Jacket Claims.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bur. Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97., 22 P.

  • Deposit

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920: The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, 105 P.

  • Deposit

    1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1

  • Deposit

    1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97

  • Production

    Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 124-125.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 18-SEP-1995 Hughes, Curt A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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