Red Cliff Prospect

Occurrence in Bonner county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. 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. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093420
MRDS ID W007786
Record type Site
Current site name Red Cliff Prospect
Related records 10143937

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.13274, 48.14547 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 1 1/2 E OF CLARK FORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonner(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clark Fork(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonner

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 055N 003E 06 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON N SIDE OF ANTELOPE MOUNTAIN, 1000 FT ABOVE MOSQUITO CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Bleached Country Rock, Fe Stains

Analytical data

Result 1939 ASSAY: 46% PB, 63.3 OZ AG/TON
Result 1940 ASSAY: 65% PB, 84 OZ AG/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Striped Peak Formation-Shale And Sandstone
    Rock description Striped Peak Formation-Shale And Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.13274, 48.14547

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust Zone 4 To 6 Ft Wide; Narrow Gouge Bands

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 DEG E
    Dip 20 DEG SE
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Clark Fork District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. C. Brooks

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 94.79M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADIT DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944 - B, 117 P.

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.

  • Deposit

    1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944 - B

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIPED PEAK STRIKES N 30 DEG E, DIPS 14 DEG SE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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