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Palisades Property

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073411
MRDS ID W019479
MAS/MILS ID 0160550046
Record type Site
Current site name Palisades Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.35354, 47.42626 (WGS84)
Elevation 1791
Relative position 13 MI SW OF KELLOGG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kootenai(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Crags(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(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 Kootenai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 047N 001E 08,09,16,17 SE (08) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Se Flank Of Twin Crags, At Head Of Branch Of Pine Creek; Extreme Se Corner Of Kootenai County

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonite
  • (Local) Sericitized
  • (Local) Fe Oxides

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Rock type qualifier Lamprophyre Dikes
    Rock description Lamprophyre Dikes
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name St. Regis Formation
    Rock description St. Regis Formation-Quartzite, Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name St. Regis Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Ravalli Group.
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Dike
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL, LENTICULAR
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 274.32M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault
  • Fissure

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original Structures entry:
    Local - Main Lamprophyre Dike Strikes N 10 Deg W, Dips 80 To 85 Deg Sw, And Offsets Vein
    Regional - Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend
  • Original alteration entry:
    Local - Limonite; Sericitized; Fe Oxides
  • Original ore control entry:
    Fault Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. Smith
  • Type Owner
    Owner Palisades Mining And Milling Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 924.76M
    Overall length 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 Adits, Inclined Shaft

Comments on development

  • 48 Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Campbell, A. B., And Good, S. E., 1963 , Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Twin Crags Quadrangle, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1142 - A, 33 P.

  • Deposit

    Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , A Reconnaissance Of The Pine Creek District, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 710 , 36 P.

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.

  • Deposit

    Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 104 .

  • Deposit

    Callaway, 1928, Mineral Property Map, Kellogg, Idaho

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Compressor - House Vein Trends S 70 Deg W, Dips 80 Deg Nw, Has No Sulfides. Minor Sulfides In Vein Which Strikes N 45 Deg W, Dips Vertically
Deposit Dikes Strike N - Nw. St. Regis Formation Strikes N55 To 70 Deg E, Dips 25 Deg S.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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