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Edith B. Prospect

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Cobalt, Nickel
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070549
MRDS ID W013529
MAS/MILS ID 0160590702
Record type Site
Current site name Edith B. Prospect
Alternate or previous names Edyth B

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.34533, 45.08909 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 5 1/4 MI. W. OF COBALT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blackbird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 020N 018E 03, 04 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cobaltite Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Analytical data

Result .8 % NI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Gabbro
    Rock description Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Yellowjacket Formation-Garnet Schist
    Rock description Yellowjacket Formation-Garnet Schist

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.34533, 45.08909
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blackbird District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, E. H., 1976, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    Bennett, E.H., 1977, , Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Pamphlet 167, plate 2.

  • Deposit

    Mitchell, V.E., 1982, Elk City Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Mines and Prospects Map Series, scale 1:250:000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1976 Stull, Susan A.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-2010 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Combined data from MAS/MILS record number 0160590702.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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