Unnamed prospect

Occurrence in Boundary county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc
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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093443
MRDS ID W012849
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.34027, 48.92047 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Relative position 3000 FT N 32 DEG W FROM AMERICAN GIRL PORTAL. 15 MI. N. OF BONNERS FERRY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boundary(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kootenai(hydrologic unit)

Kootenai(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 Boundary

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 064N 001E 04 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Nw Slope Of Tungsten Mountain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Kaniksu Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Kaniksu Batholith-Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Feldspathic Quartzite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Feldspathic Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.34027, 48.92047

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bethlehem Fault (Broad Shear Zone 100 Ft. Wide, Strikes N 40 Deg W, Dips 45 Deg Sw)

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR , IRREGULAR
    Strike N 57 DEG E
    Dip 90 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Related To Bethlehem Fault; Joints

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Brush Lake District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kent, A. J.
    First year 1919

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Brackebusch, F. W., 1969 , Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M S Thesis, 76 P.

  • Deposit

    Kirkham, V.R.D., And Ellis, E. W., 1926 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Bull 10 , 78 P.

  • Deposit

    Livingston, D. C., 1919 , Tungsten, Cinnabar, Molybdenun, And Tin Deposits Of Idaho: Univ Of Idaho Bull No 2 , V 14 , 72 P.

  • Deposit

    King, R. U., 1964 , Molybdenum: Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Spec Rept 1 , P. 133 - 138

  • Deposit

    1926 Geolmap Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Bull 10

  • Deposit

    1964 Compile Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Spec Rept 1

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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