| Deposit ID | 10070231 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012989 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Handy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rock Creek, Columbine Gypsum |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.21041, 44.45656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 762 |
| Relative position | 20 MI NW OF WEISER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Henley Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Brogan(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 | 013N | 007W | 07,08;17,18,20 | SWSW (section 17) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE RAN 88.5% GYPSUM, 2.1% LIMESTONE, 9.4% OTHER. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Shale And Limestone;Twin Creek Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Shale And Limestone;Twin Creek Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.21041, 44.45656 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 DEG W |
| Dip | E |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Discoverer | E. F. Burchard |
| District name | Mineral Mtn. Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. W. Gypsum Plaster Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012989 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__86 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WITHINGTON, C. F., 1964 , GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1 , P. 101 - 104 .
MC DIVITT, J. F., 1952, GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 93, 15 P.
SAVAGE, C. N., 1964, LIMESTONE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 111 - 116.
PRATER, L.S., 1947, BENEFICIATION TESTS ON GYPSUM ROCK: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 77, 6 P.
5) STONE, R. W., ETAL., 1920, GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 697, P. 99 - 100.
1920 COMPILE STONE, R. W., BULL. 697
1947 OTHER I.B.M.G. PAMPHLET 77
1952 COMPILE I.B.M.G. PAMPHLET 93.
1964 COMPILE I.B.M.G. SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE VARIES N TO N 55 DEG W; DIP VARIES VERTICAL TO 30 DEG E |
| Deposit | GYP BODIES ARE UNDERLAIN BY CHLORITE SCHIST AND CAPPED BY LST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1976 | Nakai, Terry L.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 28-JUL-1988 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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