P and B Prospects

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodity Uranium
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070996
MRDS ID W014164
MAS/MILS ID 0160370390
Record type Site
Current site name P and B Prospects
Alternate or previous names Rocket Nos. 1 and 2, P & B

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.82923, 44.26099 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 4.5 MI NE OF LOWER STANLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Basin Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 011N 014E 21 SWSW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • .5 Mi W of Basin Creek.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicified

Analytical data

Result MAXIMUM RADIOACTIVITY WAS 2.70 MILLIROENTGENS PER HOUR.
Result 1 CHIP SAMPLE OF SHEAR ZONE: NO AU, AG, 0.32% U3O8.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Basalt, Quartz Latite Dike
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Basalt, Quartz Latite Dike
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.82923, 44.26099

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Idaho Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Salmon River Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Thickness 0.46M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone; Intersection Of Four Faults.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1958
Discoverer Maurice Patterson And John Benzer

Mining district

District name Stanley District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Maurice Patterson And John Benzer

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 10.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • Development Consists of Small Prospect Pits, 1 Adit

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 04-NOV-1992 Federspiel U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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