| Deposit ID | 10093636 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015883 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blackfoot Prospect |
| Related records | 10120127 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.71994, 46.95176 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 8.5 MI NE OF POTLATCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Latah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harvard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palouse(hydrologic unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Latah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 042N | 003W | 28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.10 OZ. AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Sedimentary rocks and sediments. |
|---|
| Strike | N 38 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Width | 2.74M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | J.C. Northrup |
| District name | Blackfoot (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 54.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015883 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL__17 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
FAICK, J. N., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 48
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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