Quartz Creek Mine

The Quartz Creek Mine is a tungsten mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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

Name: Quartz Creek Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 44.9819, -115.46220

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Quartz Creek Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Quartz Creek Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Profile District


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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. F. Kissinger


Production

Year: 1953
Material type: CON
Description: Ap_Grade: ^60% Wo3
Year: 1953
Material type: CON
Description: Ap_Grade: ^10 - 15% Wo3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 MI ABOVE THE MOUTH OF QUARTZ CREEK

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: WORK LIMITED TO PLACERING TALUS BELOW OUTCROP.

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY WAS ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY TRAIL IN 1956.


References

Reference (Production): COOK, E. F., 1956, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 108, P. 25.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, E. F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH - CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, 40 P

Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 10


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