| Deposit ID | 10092578 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055153 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | John Coats Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Coats |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.8843, 44.34297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES NE OF WEISER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weiser North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Weiser(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Weiser(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 005W | 25 | E2SW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Payette Formation-Sandstone, Sandy Shale , Shale;Idaho Formation-Sandstone, Sandy Shale |
| Rock description | Payette Formation-Sandstone, Sandy Shale , Shale;Idaho Formation-Sandstone, Sandy Shale |
| (1) | -116.8843, 44.34297 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad - Crested Anticlines; Syncline In Snake River Valley |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Structural Depression, As A Result Of Faulting |
| General form | IRREGULAR , TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEG W |
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Discoverer | Frank Coats |
| District name | Weiser |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chester Lackey |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Coats |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055153 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870058 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA_151 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
BAILEY, E. H., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - MERCURY, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 119 - 123
ROSS, C. P., 1956 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER: USGS BULL. 1042-D, P. 79 - 104
1956 GEOLMAP ROSS, BULL. 1042-D
1964 COMPILE IBM & G SP. RPT. NO. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHOOTS WITHIN THE OPALITIZED ROCK TREND N 10 - 55 DEG W |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.