The Berrett and Ricks Prospect is a lead mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Berrett and Ricks Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Berrett and Ricks Prospect
Secondary: Continental Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: Paris Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. S. Berrett, E. F. Ricks,
Home Office: Ogden, Ut.
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cerussite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Several Holes And Trenches Have Been Dug, The Deepest Being 25 Ft.
Comment (Geology): The Overburden May In Part Be The Salt Lake Formation Of Late Tertiary Age.
Comment (Deposit): For More Information See D.M.E.A. Docket No. 2076, Contract Idm E 174 (1951). ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept
Comment (Location): Located Near The Boulder And Hummingbird Mines.
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. Loan Requested In 1951 (Docket No. 2076)
Comment (Deposit): Only Float Has Been Found On This Property As Workings Have Not Reached Bedrock Due To Thick Overburden.
References
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, U.S.G.S., Spokane Wa
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