The Sturgill Creek Mine is a manganese mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 44.6769, -117.04970
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Sturgill Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sturgill Creek Mine
Secondary: Adams
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Sturgill Creek Area; Unorganized District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Adams, T. F.
Years: 1919 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sturgill Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCHED
Form: PINCHED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Broad Syncline
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLES ASSAYED 15.3 - 18.6 % MN, 1.5 - 2.0 % FE, 45 - 55 % SIO2, AND 0.045 - 1.0 %
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: DEPOSITS ARE TOO LOW - GRADE AND TOO SILICEOUS TO BE MINED PRESENTLY.
Comment (Workings): 3 PITS IN 500 - FT. STRIKE DISTANCE.
Comment (Geology): THE PHYLLITE STRIKES N 65 DEG. E., AND DIPS 60 - 80 DEG N.W. VEIN FOLLOWS LAMINATIONS IN QUARTZITE.
Comment (Location): 2 MI ABOVE MOUTH OF STURGILL CR, HIGH ON N SIDE OF ITS VALLEY
References
Reference (Deposit): PRINZ, W. C., 1964, MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 116 - 119.
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1919 , TUNGSTEN, CINNABAR, MANGANESE, MOLYBDEN, AND TIN DEPOSITS OF IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO BULL., V. 14 , NO. 2 , P. 34 .
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E. F., 1954, MINING GEOL. OF THE SEVEN DEVILS REGION: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 97, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1919 RECON UNIV. IDAHO BULL., V. 14 , NO. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1954 COMPILE ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMP. 97
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE ID. BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. SP. RPT. NO. 1
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