The Quartz Creek is a tungsten mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,272 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
Elevation: 5,272 Feet (1,607 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 44.9819, -115.46220
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Quartz Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartz Creek
Secondary: Skipper
Secondary: Juniper
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jesse A. Pearson
Company ID: 1001583
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS TOPO MAP LOCATION MSHA RPT AUG 1982
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E. F. TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOY PAMPHLET NO. 108,
Reference (Deposit): 1956, P. 25.
Reference (Deposit): PETERSEN, M. A. GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZ CREEK TUNGSTEN
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT, YELLOW PINE, IDAHO. MASTERS THESIS, KENT STATE
Reference (Deposit): UNIVERSITY, KENT, OHIO, 1984, 94 PP.
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