The Edgemont Group Prospect is a mercury mine located in Washington county, Idaho.
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
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Edgemont Group Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edgemont Group Prospect
Secondary: Curl
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Weiser
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: C. W. And R. M. Curl And H. Midland
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Opalitization
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): OPALITE IN SANDSTONE AND VOLCANICS
Comment (Location): S OF THE IDAHO ALMADEN ON S SLOPE OF NUTMEG MT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1956 , QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1042-D, P. 100 .
Reference (Deposit): MERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC ,252
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE BAKER QUAD., IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, VE MITCHELL, ET AL.
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