Weippe Iron Deposit

The Weippe Iron Deposit is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,150 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: Weippe Iron Deposit  

State:  Idaho

County:  Clearwater

Elevation: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.3744, -115.92750

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Weippe Iron Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Weippe Iron Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Weippe Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 18 SAMPLES SHOWED 14.8 - 49.2 % FE
Analytical Data: 13 OTHERS SHOWED 5.7 - 44.9 % FE AND TRACE - 0.05 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: 13 SAMPLES SHOWED TRACE - $3.51 AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND CUTS

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT ALSO LOCATED IN SECTION 12 OF T34N, R4E AND SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, AND 33 OF T35N, R4E; LOCATION APPROXIMATE BECAUSE DEPOSIT PLOTTED IN T34N, R4E, SECTION 2, THE SITE WHERE DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED

Comment (Development): 8000 ACRES APPLIED FOR ( 1900'S )


References

Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - IRON IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 104 - 111

Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, E. H., 1909 , WEIPPE, IDAHO, AND SOME ADJACENT IRON DEPOSITS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1


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