Hartford Group Prospect

The Hartford Group Prospect is a mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: Hartford Group Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.975, -115.96667

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Hartford Group Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hartford Group Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized, Sericitized, Kaolinization


Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tremolite


Comments

Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; PROPERTY INACTIVE UNTIL 1934 WHEN A SMALL MILL WAS ERECTED AND A LITTLE DRIFTING WAS DONE UNDERGROUND.

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SURFACE CUTS AND TUNNELS


References

Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., BULL. NO. 9, 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 310-311.

Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 9

Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C


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