| Deposit ID | 10072062 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015888 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mizpah Mine |
| Related records | 10266480 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.50131, 46.99736 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Relative position | 12.5 MI NE OF HARVARD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Latah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sand Mountain(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 | 001W | 08,07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Vermiculite | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | MASSIVE SULFIDE ORE ASSAYED 21% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | DISSEMINATED SULFIDE ORE ASSAYED 4-5% CU. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sills Of Hornblende-Diorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Sills Of Hornblende-Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| Rock unit name | Mica Schist;Wallace Formation-Quartzite, Limestone |
| Rock description | Mica Schist;Wallace Formation-Quartzite, Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -116.50131, 46.99736 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Open Syncline That Trends Ne |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| General form | BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 49 DEG E |
| Dip | 60 DEG NW |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| General form | BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG NW |
| General form | BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Discoverer | R. Robinson |
| District name | Hoodoo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Columbia Mines Corp. (Spokane) |
| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^21 % Cu | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 792.48M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015888 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL__35 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
MCNEILL, A., 1971, GEOLOGY OF THE HOODOO MINING DISTRICT, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, 98 P.
LIVINGSTON, D. C., AND LANEY, F. B., 1920, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE SEVEN DEVILS AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 1, 105 P.
CLAYTON, A.B., 1934, COPPER VEINS OF THE MIZPAH MINE IN THE HOODOO DISTRICT NEAR HARVARD, IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, BS THESIS, 14 P.
1920 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 1
1935 DIREXPL COLUMBIA MINES CORP
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
ANDERSON, A. L., 1941, ECON. GEOL., V. 36, NO. 6, P. 641-657 { HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2, 29 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1890'S; RELOCATED ABOUT 1900 |
| Deposit | PRINCIPAL MINERALIZATION OCURRS IN 3 ROUGHLY PARALLEL ZONES NEAR CONTACT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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