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John Larson Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094408
MRDS ID D006777
Record type Site
Current site name John Larson Prospect
Alternate or previous names High Mountain Group
Related records 10216608

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.924, 43.6657 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 7 MI N OF THE OLD MULDOON TOWNSITE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Star Hope Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 021E 23 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED NEAR THE HEAD OF LITTLE COPPER CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation
    Rock description Wood River Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.924, 43.6657
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 0 E
    Dip 55 E
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Generally Along Bedding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Discoverer John Larson

Mining district

District name Little Wood River District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Larson
    First year 1952

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY ONE SHALLOW PIT COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1952.

Comments on development

  • .5 TONS OF ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1952 BUT SUCH AN AMOUNT DOES NOT MAKE THIS A PRODUCING MINE. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT GENERALLY CONFORMS TO BEDDING AND IS EITHER SELECTION REPLACEMENT OR MINERALIZATION ALONG BEDDING PLANE SLIP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-81 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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