| Deposit ID | 10071488 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014910 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whitaker Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41908, 45.81987 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1347 |
| Relative position | 1 MI ESE OF ELK CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 029N | 008E | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Gneiss, Schist |
| (1) | -115.41908, 45.81987 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | E - W |
| Dip | 65 DEG N |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elk City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014910 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC__34 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
LORAIN, S. H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM INF. CIRC. 7039, 90 P.
SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE ELK CITY MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: AM. INST. MINING AND METALL. ENGINEERS TECH. PUB. 562, 22 P.
1938 RECON USBM INF. CIRC. 703
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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