| Deposit ID | 10070195 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012934 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160030029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thomas Heady Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Heady Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.6546, 45.20817 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI E OF EAGLE BAR |
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)
Hells Canyon(hydrologic unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Adams |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 022N | 003W | 36 | NWSWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Seven Devils Volcanics-Porphyritic Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Seven Devils Volcanics-Porphyritic Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -116.6546, 45.20817 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | Thomas Heady |
| District name | Seven Devils District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012934 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | GR_242 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160030029 | data consolidated into this record |
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, P. 57.
Long, R.C., 1976 , Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Red Ledge Mine Area, Adams County, Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State University, M.S. Thesis, 115 P.
1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-JUN-1996 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.