Feather Creek Prospect

The Feather Creek Prospect is a mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 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: Feather Creek Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Latah

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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