| Deposit ID | 10078326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026606 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Elk Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Copper and Gold, Inc. |
| Related records | 10241555 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.63431, 47.35737 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1244 |
| Relative position | IN WISHARD SILL AREA ABOUT 25 MI SE OF WALLACE. ABOUT 2 MI W OF ADAIR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shefoot Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Joe(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 046N | 006E | 01 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SMELTER ASSAYS OF DEVELOPED ORE: 30% CU, 2-3 OZ/TON AG, $10 AU PER TON (1911) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Wallace Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.63431, 47.35737 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | St. Joe National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Copper And Gold, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026606 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_503 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 67
WESTERN MINING NEWS, APRIL 13 , 1974
1911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE, BULL. 47
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 5 VEIN ZONES RANGE IN STRIKE N 40 - 70 DEG W |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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