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Decker-Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect

Prospect in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070662
MRDS ID W013687
MAS/MILS ID 0160390708
Record type Site
Current site name Decker-Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect
Alternate or previous names Moly Claim Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.44284, 43.67738 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 40 MI. EAST OF BOISE, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Trinity Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North and Middle Forks Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 008E 13 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On S. Branch Of The East Fork Of The Roaring River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.44284, 43.67738
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SMALL BODIES AND STRINGERS
    Length 609.6M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1920
Discoverer Decker And Hortenstine

Mining district

District name Roaring River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Decker And Hortenstine

Comments on development

  • Two Claims, One Cut On Each Claim.

    Note: Area Was Field Ckecked In 1989 By Bureau Of Mines; No Trace Of Mining Activity Was Observed. Several Samples Taken In Area.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Schrader, F. C., 1925, Molybdenite In The Rocky Bar District, Idaho In Contributions To Econ. Geol., 1923-1924: USGS Bulletin 750, P. 87 - 99

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 10-91, 1991, Table B-13, P. 63.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-OCT-1991 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

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