The Rattlesnake Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,240 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: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.3925, -113.92750
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Rattlesnake Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rattlesnake Prospect
Secondary: O'Neil Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: North Fork Area
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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. F. Devore
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: North Fork, Idaho
Info Year: 1953
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): Intermittant Ore Shipments In Late 1970'S And Early 80'S
Comment (Development): Shallow Drilling In 1982
Comment (Deposit): Mineralization Is Associated With Quartz Latite Porphyry Emplaced In Ne-Trending Shear Zones
Comment (Workings): Surface Trenches
Comment (Location): On Ridgetop 1.8 Mi N 84 E Of Wagonhammer Spring. ; Info From Land.St :(1978)
Comment (Geology): Original tectonic setting entry: Medicine Lodge Thrust System-Autocthon
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Ne-Trending Shears
Comment (Location): Claim Is On The Southeast Slope Of Allan Mtn.
References
Reference (Deposit): Forest Service Files, D. W. Peters, Salmon, Id
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