| Deposit ID | 10096440 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019458 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160550025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beauty Bay Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.67465, 47.61176 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 762 |
| Relative position | 7 MI SE OF COEUR D'ALENE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kootenai(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coeur d'Alene Lake(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Kootenai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 003W | 01,12 | SWNWSW (01) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock type qualifier | Altered Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation | ||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Altered Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -116.67465, 47.61176 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend |
| General form | CHIMNEY - LIKE, PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 DEG W |
| Dip | 85 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 4.88M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Beauty Bay District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Painted Desert Uranium And Oil Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019458 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP__91 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160550025 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.
Western Mining News, Aug. 25 , 1975
Umpleby And Jones, 1923, USGS Bulletin 732, 156 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Second Vein Strikes N 60 Deg E, Dips 80 Deg NW Other Veins Further E Strike N 60 Deg E, Dip 80 Deg NW. Largest Vein Strikes N 45 Deg W. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.