The Meadow Creek Magnetite Prospect is a iron mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 45.9211, -115.85720
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Meadow Creek Magnetite Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meadow Creek Magnetite Prospect
Secondary: Sylvia Ellen Claim
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Harpster 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Throop, A. E. And Bryan, C. N.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 ANALYSES OF ORE: 64.25% AND 59.74% FE
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Workings): 7 Pits And Trenches, 2 Adits
Comment (Geology): Foliation Trends Ne, Dips Vertically
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1930'S
Comment (Development): 1 Unpatented Claim, The Sylvia Ellen Lode Claim ; Econ.Com: 23 Mile Haul To Nearest Railroad Head, Deposit Of Little Economic Importance
References
Reference (Deposit): Mackin, J. H., 1947, Iron Ore Deposits In The Clearwater District, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 20 P
Reference (Deposit): 1947 Recon J. H. Mackin, Open-File Rept
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