The Black Angus Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.8319, -113.96280
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Black Angus Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Angus Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mckim Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Anticline, Brecciation, Schistosity
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Chloritization And Albitization
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE BEDDING STRIKES N 30 DEG E AND DIPS 20-30 DEG NE ON WEST LIMB OF ANTICLINE, STRIKES N 50 DEG E AND DIPS 15-20 DEG SE ON EAST LIMB; ANTICLINE POSSIBLY A SMALL FOLD IN LEESBURG SYNCLINORIUM
Comment (Location): .5 MI & 1500 FT ABOVE US 93. REACHED BY ROAD ALONG MCKIM CR., 5.2 ROAD MI FROM CREEK MOUTH
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SOREGAROLI SAYS FUTURE IS PROMISING BUT DEPENDENT UPON NEW GEOLOGIC INFORMATION
Comment (Workings): DOZER CUTS AND DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): SOREGAROLI, A. E., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE MCKIM CREEK AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 42 - 47
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