The Phi Kappa Creek Deposit is a tungsten, lead, and zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,901 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: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.83917, -114.20250
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Phi Kappa Creek Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phi Kappa Creek Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Alto 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, ISOLATED GRAINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Prehnite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Augite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): E. SIDE OF PHI KAPPA CANYON 1 1/2 MI S OF SUMMIT CREEK
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS, 1 PATENTED
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, THREE TUNNELS, ONE SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1895, REDISCOVERED 1925
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B. AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
Reference (Deposit): 1955 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 108
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E. F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH - CENTRAL IDAHO, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, 43 P.
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