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Virginia-Beth Prospect

Occurrence in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
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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. 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. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071047
MRDS ID W014243
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia-Beth Prospect
Related records 10121023

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.24678, 44.74571 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 11 MI SSE OF STIBNITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Artillery Dome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 016N 010E 09 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LITTLE PISTOL CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Stain

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES RANGED 0.06 - 1.00% MOS2
Result ANOTHER HAND PICKED SAMPLE ASSAYED 6.46% MOS2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Aplite Dikes
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite;Aplite Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • 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) -115.24678, 44.74571
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 75 DEG E
    Dip 75 DEG NW
    Length 91.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1939
Discoverer E. V. Cooper, Lafe Johnson

Mining district

District name Unorganized District; Trigger Creek - Pistol Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnson, Agnes
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnson, Cyrus
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hurd, Carson
  • Type Owner
    Owner Brewster, N. G.

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SMALL PITS

Comments on development

  • 11 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KING, R. U., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 133 - 138

  • Deposit

    KIRKEMO, H., ANDERSON, C. A., AND CREASEY, S. C., 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 1960: USGS BULL. 1182 - E, 90 P.

  • Deposit

    CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.

  • Deposit

    1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1

  • Deposit

    1965 RECON KIRKEMO, H., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1182-E

  • Deposit

    1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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