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Churchill Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093575
MRDS ID W014892
MAS/MILS ID 0160490822
Record type Site
Current site name Churchill Creek Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.31627, 45.52318 (WGS84)
Elevation 716
Relative position 12 MI NW OF CHAMBERLAIN AIR STRIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whitewater Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 009E 11 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On A Small Ridge Crest Near Salmon R, About 150 Yards Downriver From Mouth Of Churchill Creek Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result COMPOSITE SAMPLE OF SELECTED PEGMATITE CONTAINED 0.05 OZ SILVER/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Dike-Pegmatite
    Rock description Dike-Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Challis intrusive rocks.
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dixie District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 12.19M
    Overall width 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 Sloughed Prospect Pits In A Distance Of 70 Ft

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 2

  • Deposit

    IBMG Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., Mitchell, V.E., Et Al, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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