| Deposit ID | 10072056 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015881 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Bug Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Pinnell Vein |
| Related records | 10290862 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.74354, 46.96346 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Relative position | 8 MI NE OF POTLATCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Latah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harvard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palouse(hydrologic unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Latah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 042N | 003W | 20 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gold Hill Stock-Biotite Pyroxenite, Syenite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Gold Hill Stock-Biotite Pyroxenite, Syenite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite |
| (1) | -116.74354, 46.96346 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL, LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 DEG E |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Width | 0.38M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Discoverer | John Vernon |
| District name | Blackfoot (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Clearwater National Forest (Palouse RD of St. Joe National Forest) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Hill Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015881 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL__15 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
FAICK, J. N., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 46.
BELL, R. N., 1908, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907, P. 137-138.
1908 COMPILE NINTH ANN. MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT. FOR 1907
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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