| Deposit ID | 10072058 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015884 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Hill Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Pinnell Vein |
| Related records | 10168737 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.74744, 46.95706 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 933 |
| Relative position | 8 MI NE OF POTLATCH, 3 MI NE OF HARVARD |
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 | 29 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | GOLD ASSAYS SHOW TRACE TO 1.42 OZ/TON SELECTED SAMPLE OF CHALCOPYRITE YIELDED 0.26 OZ AU AND 0.9 OZ AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gold Hill Stock-Porphyritic Syenite | ||||||
| Rock description | Gold Hill Stock-Porphyritic Syenite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Grayish Quartzite;Burke Formation-Grayish Quartzite |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Grayish Quartzite;Burke Formation-Grayish Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.74744, 46.95706 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Small Post-Mineral Fault With Strike N 45 Deg E And Dipping 80 Deg Nw |
| General form | LENTICULAR, SWELL AND PINCH |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 DEG E |
| Dip | 85 DEG SE |
| Length | 792.48M |
| Width | 457.2M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blackfoot (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Hill Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 597.41M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015884 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL__19 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 2, 29 P.
FAICK, J. N., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 43-45
PARK, M.A., 1936, SELECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND MINING METHODS FOR THE GOLD HILL MINE, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, BS THESIS, 45 P.
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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