Smith Creek Deposit

The Smith Creek Deposit is a iron mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: Smith Creek Deposit  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

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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