Clearwater and Wolverine Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodity Lead
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070587
MRDS ID W013582
Record type Site
Current site name Clearwater and Wolverine Prospect
Related records 10168566

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.1983, 43.5564 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 6 MI NE OF HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baugh Creek SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 019E 33 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • SE SIDE OF QUIGLEY CR. 200 FT. ABOVE THE CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Sandstone
    Rock description Wood River Form.-Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.1983, 43.5564

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Striking N 65 Deg Ne And Dipping 65 Deg Nw

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS, STRINGERS, IRREGULAR
    Strike N 55 DEG W
    Dip 34 DEG SW
    Length 33.53M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture, Brecciated Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-02-01 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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