The Smith Creek Deposit is a iron mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 46.1658, -115.73640
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Smith Creek Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Creek Deposit
Secondary: Strom-Anderson
Secondary: Woodrat Mountain Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Lowell 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: Clearwater National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Anderson, A And C., And Strom, W.
Production
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1942 - 1943
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^84.95 - 92.5 % Fe2o3 , 59.5 - 64.7 % Fe
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Year First Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1932
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trending Nnw, Dipping 80 Deg E
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 SAMPLES GAVE 54.8 - 64.4 % FE
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Kyanite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Of Above Est., 13,000 Tons Indicated, 38,000 Tons Inferred
Comment (Location): On W Side Smith Creek Valley; Location Approximate
Comment (Development): 11 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Deposit): 9 Occurrences; Depth, Length, And Width Above For Overall Ore Body Block In N Pit; Ore Body In S Pit 50 Ft Long, 6 Ft Wide, 10 Ft Thick
Comment (Workings): 2 Pits, 1 8 Ft Deep, 2nd 25 Ft Deep, And 4 Pits
References
Reference (Deposit): Hubbard, C. R., 1955 , A Survey Of The Mineral Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.
Reference (Deposit): Asher, R. R., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Iron, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1 , P. 104 - 111
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.
Reference (Deposit): 1955 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 55
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1
Reference (Production): Mackin, J. H., 1947 , USGS Open - File Rept.
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