The Weippe Iron Deposit is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,150 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: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.3744, -115.92750
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Weippe Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Weippe Iron Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Weippe Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 18 SAMPLES SHOWED 14.8 - 49.2 % FE
Analytical Data: 13 OTHERS SHOWED 5.7 - 44.9 % FE AND TRACE - 0.05 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: 13 SAMPLES SHOWED TRACE - $3.51 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND CUTS
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT ALSO LOCATED IN SECTION 12 OF T34N, R4E AND SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, AND 33 OF T35N, R4E; LOCATION APPROXIMATE BECAUSE DEPOSIT PLOTTED IN T34N, R4E, SECTION 2, THE SITE WHERE DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED
Comment (Development): 8000 ACRES APPLIED FOR ( 1900'S )
References
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): MAC DONALD, E. H., 1909 , WEIPPE, IDAHO, AND SOME ADJACENT IRON DEPOSITS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
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