Deer Creek Mine

Producer in Nez Perce county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072122
MRDS ID W015977
MAS/MILS ID 0160690005
Record type Site
Current site name Deer Creek Mine
Alternate or previous names Craig Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.70962, 46.05626 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 16 MI SW OF WINCHESTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hoover Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orofino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 031N 003W 04 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Boundary Between Nez Perce And Lewis Counties; About 1 Mi From Horseman'S But 1400 Ft Lower On Deer Creek. Mine Buildings Located At Junction Of 2 Principal Forks Of Deer Creek.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sylvanite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result REPORTED TO SAMPLE $7/TON IN AU VALUES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Seven Devils Volcanics-Green Andesite Schist
    Rock description Seven Devils Volcanics-Green Andesite Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.70962, 46.05626

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dome-Shaped Fold

Ore body information

  • Strike N 25 DEG W
    Dip 52 DEG W
    Length 304.8M
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Deer Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Oppenheim, Anna Mc Coy

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M

Comments on development

  • 12 Unpatented Claims; 150 Ton/Day Mill Capacity; 1954 Assessment Affadavit Filed In Lewis County Court House

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, Charles R., 1955, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Report, 2 P.

  • Deposit

    Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, 105 P.

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Nez Perce County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. 1, 17 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 Parallel Veins 100 Ft Apart. Dip Ranges 45-60 Deg W

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 15-OCT-1990 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.

External references