The Worm Creek Prospect is a manganese mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Worm Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Worm Creek Prospect
Secondary: Wasatch Mining and Developing Property
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: Bloomington Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Ransom, Boise Id., Charles Ransom And Heber Ransom, Preston Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Type: R
Description: The Prospect Is Structurally Located On The Overriding Plate Of The Bannock Overthrust.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WORM CREEK, JUST EAST OF CLARK SUNSET CLAIMS.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SALT LAKE CITY 1:250000; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL, SCATTERED POCKETS OF MANGANESE MINERALS COMPRISE THE DEPOSIT.
Comment (Geology): MINOR AMOUNTS OF MANGANESE MINERALS OCCUR IN VEINS IN THE CAMBRIAN ROCKS WHICH LIE BELOW THE WASATCH FORMATION.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PITS AND TRENCHES WERE DUG.
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA
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