The Feather Creek Prospect is a mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.9625, -116.41690
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Feather Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Feather Creek Prospect
Secondary: Peacock
Secondary: Olson
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
District: Feather Creek Area
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 (Palouse RD of St. Joe National Forest)
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Olson, Albert B.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation; Hoodoo Fault Is 600 Ft To The Ne
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Heavy Gossan; Gouge; Mn Stain; Silicification
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
Analytical Data: CHEMICAL AND SPECTROGRAPH ANALYSES ON 1 SAMPLE 0.65% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF LAGUNA CREEK ABOUT 3 MI SE OF MIZPAH DEPOSIT
Comment (Development): 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): DOZER, JEEP, DIAMOND DRILL (250 FT. ROD); 2 OPEN CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (TULLIS) [Unable to determine what this is. Probably not published.]
Reference (Deposit): MC NEILL, A. R., 1971 , GEOLOGY OF THE HOODOO MINING DISTRICT, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 1 P. [Unable to locate. Doesn't appear to have been published.]
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