Pickett Mountain Prospect

Occurrence in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071185
MRDS ID W014433
MAS/MILS ID 0160390649
Record type Site
Current site name Pickett Mountain Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.18764, 44.08958 (WGS84)
Elevation 2469
Relative position 15 MI SW OF STANLEY, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Edaho Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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)

Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 009N 011E 21, 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • About 0.25 Mi W Of Top Of Pickett Mountain, At Crest Of Broad Grass Covered Ridge

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Dump Sample Valves Ranged From 0.3 To 21 Grams Gold Per Metric Ton; 2.4 To 14 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton; 0.003 To 0.03 Percent Copper; 0.15 To 0.2 Percent Lead And 0.07 Per- Cent Zinc.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Yellowish Green Stain , Possibly Scorodite, Possibly Scorodite

Analytical data

Result RANDOM SAMPLES: TRACE - 0.6 OZ AU/TON
Result 0.3 - 0.4 OZ AG/TON
Result 0.03% CU
Result 0.15% PB
Result 0.07% ZN.

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) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granodiorite and two-mica granite.

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized District; Pickett Mtn. Area.

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • Caved Shaft And Several Prospect Pits

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., Freeman, V. L., And Coffman, J. S., 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319 -D, 174 P

  • Deposit

    1970 Recon Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, Bulletin 1319 -

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 2nd Vein, About 600 Ft Se, Parallels Above Vein

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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