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Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USAi
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Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name)Deposit
Blackbird Mining DistrictMining District
Lemhi CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 57' 41'' North , 114° 6' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.96167,-114.11500
GeoHash:
G#: 9ryzg1pbx
GRN:
N30W59
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Salmon3,036 (2017)29.4km
Challis1,043 (2017)51.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
138245
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:138245:0
GUID (UUID V4):
87f977ae-91b3-403d-bd6c-401af7e7c20e


Also in W 1/2 SEC. 21. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Commodities (Major): Arsenic, Copper, Sulfur, Cobalt, Graphite

Development Status: Prospect

Host Rock Unit: Patuxent Formation

Structure: Shear Zone, Folds

Host Rock: Quartzite

Iron Creek has been identified as an indicated resource of about 6,000 tons of Co and 13,000 tons of Cu. The deposit consists of a shallow Co-Cu zone and a deeper Co-dominated zone with minor Cu. At Iron Creek, mineralization occurs as stratabound sulfide-rich zones within argillite-siltite and quartzite metasedimentary units in the Apple Creek Formation of the Belt-Purcell Supergroup. The sulfide-rich mineralization forms disseminations, massive lenses, stringers, and local shear and breccia zones. The ore mineralogy consists of chalcopyrite, cobaltiferous pyrite, magnetite, pyrite and arsenopyrite, with minor sphalerite veins.

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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Cattierite
Formula: CoS2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite
Formula: (Fe,Co)S2
β“˜ 'Pyrite Group'
Formula: AX2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
β“˜ 'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Cattierite2.EB.05aCoS2
β“˜Pyrite
var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Co)S2
β“˜Vaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Wad'-
β“˜'Pyrite Group'-AX2
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ CattieriteCoS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ VaesiteNiS2
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Co)S2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Co)S2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CattieriteCoS2
Coβ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Co)S2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ VaesiteNiS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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References

MITCHELL, V.E., 1982, MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, scale 1:250,000.
FISHER, F. S., AND K. M. JOHNSON (ED.), 1987, PRELIMINARY MANUSCRIPT FOR "MINERAL-RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND GEOLOGY OF THE CHALLIS 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, IDAHO". U.S. Geological Survey OFR 87-480, 1987, 251 p.
MODRESKI, P.J., 1985, STRATABOUND COBALT-COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE MIDDLE PROTEROZOIC YELLOWJACKET FORMATION IN AND NEAR THE CHALLIS QUADRANGLE, IN SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CHALLIS 1X2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1658 A-S, p. 203-221.
COHENOUR, R.E., FOX, R.C., AND ROBISON, W.D, 1973, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS OF THE IRON CREEK COPPER-COBALT DEPOSIT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, SACHEM PROSPECTS CORP., SALT LAKE CITY, UT: PRESENTATION AT THE 1973 PACIFIC NORTHWEST METALS AND MINERALS CONFERENCE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID, 15 p.
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OHLE, E.L., THE HANNA MINING CO.
1967 DIREXPL HANNA MINING COMPANY
1967 RECON J.S. VHAY
1970 GEOPHYS HANNA MINING COMPANY
FISHER, F. S., AND K. M. JOHNSON (ED.). PRELIMINARY MANUSCRIPT FOR MINERAL-RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND GEOLOGY OF THE CHALLIS 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, IDAHO. U.S. GEOL.
IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL.
USGS MRDS ID #W001320.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0160590425.
[1](2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
[2]Zaronikola, Nina, Holley, Elizabeth A., Mathur, Ryan, Pace, Dan (2023) Copper Isotopes and Constraints on the Ore Genesis Process of Cu-Co Ore Deposits at the Idaho Cobalt Belt, USA. Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111355
[3]Holley, E.A., Zaronikola, N., Trouba, J., Pfaff, K., Thompson, J., Spiller, E., Anderson, C., Eggert, R. (2023) Cobalt mineralogy at the Iron Creek deposit, Idaho cobalt belt, USA: Implications for domestic critical mineral production. Geology, 51 (8) Geological Society of America. 773-778 doi:10.1130/g51160.1
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