Black Angus Prospect

The Black Angus Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: Black Angus Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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