Floodwood Creek Prospect

The Floodwood Creek Prospect is a silver and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: Floodwood Creek Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 47.0389, -115.94440

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Floodwood Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Floodwood Creek Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: St. Joe District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Form: IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE SAMPLE YIELDED $2.48 IN AU, AG, CU, AND PB ( 1911 PRICES ). PICKED SAMPLE HAD TRACE AU, 0.8 OZ AG, 2.1 % CU.


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Bornite


Comments

Comment (Geology): THE HOST ROCK IS CRUMPLED INJECTION GNEISS COMPOSED OF ALTERNATING THIN LAYERS OF DARK MICA SCHIST AND WHITE PEGMATITE


References

Reference (Deposit): COLLIER, A. J., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 136

Reference (Deposit): 1905 RECON A. J. COLLIER, BULL. 285

Reference (Deposit): 1911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE, BULL. 470

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61


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