The Golden Triplet Prospect is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.6058, -116.07610
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Golden Triplet Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Triplet Prospect
Secondary: Cornmeal Tunnel
Secondary: Quartz Tunnel
Secondary: Idamont Lead-Zinc Mines Co.
Secondary: Leonia Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Idaho Gold and Ruby Mining Co.
Secondary: Boulder Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie - Yaak District
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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Leonia Gold Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Purcell Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-36-15N 116-4-30W (48.60417 -116.075); UTM N5383648 E568193 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 061N, RNG 003E, Sect 28, Sect_fract
References
Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P
Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10
Reference (Deposit): Leonia Gold Mining Co.
Idaho Gold
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