The Glowing Rock Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.0572, -116.54280
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Glowing Rock Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glowing Rock Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Pend Oreille District
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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Don Samuelson, Les Gissel
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Not available
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: ESTIMATED SOME OUTCROPS .7 TO 10% WO3 SOME FLOAT ESTIMATED .2% WO3. 1 SCHEELITE SAMPLE HAD 0.8 % WO3 , 1 SULFIDE SAMPLE HAD 0.4 % WO3
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS
Comment (Location): NEAR OLD "M. B." MINE
Comment (Workings): 1 LONG TUNNEL 1500? FT LONG, 1 SHORT TUNNEL 200? FT LONG; SEVERAL NEWER PITS AND TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, HAROLD A., 1956, GLOWING ROCK: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. O. F. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
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