| Deposit ID | 10105579 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012767 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160870030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Enterprise Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.06271, 44.57066 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1158 |
| Relative position | 20 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF HUNTINGTON, ORE; 22 1/2 MI. NORTH OF WEISER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monroe Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brownlee Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 014N | 006W | 09 | NENENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Rock unit name | Seven Devils Volcanics-Quartz Latite;Diorite |
| Rock description | Seven Devils Volcanics-Quartz Latite;Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -117.06271, 44.57066 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Area Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | In Places, Veins Offset By Faults Of Ene Trend And N Dip. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N. 45 DEG. W. |
| Dip | 40 DEG. N.E. |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Mineral District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 170.69M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012767 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160870030 | data consolidated into this record |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | BA__55 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P, (FIGS.1,2,12)
1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMP. 9
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952; IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1976 | Benjamin, David A.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-MAR-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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