The Twin Peaks Prospects is a mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.0853, -116.85220
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Twin Peaks Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Twin Peaks Prospects
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Carson District
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
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Owyhee Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation; Rhyolite Dome
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEMI - QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPECIMEN GAVE 17.0 OZ. AG/TON. SECOND SPECIMEN YIELDED LESS THAN 5 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN ONE PIT STRIKES N 45 DEG W, DIPS 30 DEG W
Comment (Location): ON W. SIDE OF THE S. PEAK ABOUT 200 FT. BELOW THE SUMMIT. AND NEAR HEAD OF LITTLE COW CREEK BETWEEN PEAKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 13
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