Antler Lode

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. 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. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071040
MRDS ID W014231
MAS/MILS ID 0160590382
Record type Site
Current site name Antler Lode
Alternate or previous names Duck Creek Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.50483, 44.86178 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Relative position 28.5 MI NNW OF CHALLIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meyers Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Middle Fork Salmon(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 018N 017E 30 SWSWNE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal, Silicified

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Casto Vaolcanics-Rhyolite Flows, Tuffs;Granophyre
    Rock description Casto Vaolcanics-Rhyolite Flows, Tuffs;Granophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.50483, 44.86178

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 DEG E
    Dip 80 DEG SE
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 76.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gravel Range District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • Excellent Surface Exposures; Few Cuts.

Comments on development

  • Veins Exposed Both In Place And Out Of Place By Float.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1954, Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 98, 34 P

  • Deposit

    1954 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 9

  • Deposit

    12-76 Appears Worthy Of Exploration If Done In Conjunction W Other Veins In The Area.

  • Production

    Deposit Has Never Produced

  • Deposit

    Cox 1954 USGS Bull 1015-A 21 P Flspr Deps Near Meyers Cove.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 Veins, Smallest Vein 100 Ft. Long, Strikes N 60 Deg E, Dips 80 Deg Se, 3 Ft. Thick

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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